Douglas Hideaki Kodama oral history interview, part 2 of 2, December 4, 2006

Kodama continues his recollection of his time visiting family in Hiroshima and seeing the devastation of the city a year after the atomic bomb had been dropped. Shortly after this, he had the chance to re-enlist in the Army as a 2nd lieutenant but decided to discharge instead and head back to Maui. After attending the University of Hawaii, he decided to pursue social work for the State of Hawaii. After going back to Japan for a short time, he met his wife and returned to Hawaii where he would teach at the same elementary school he attended as a child. After retirement he purchased property and opened a sushi restaurant called Miyako Sushi in Maui, which his family still runs. Next, he discusses his family, which now includes grandchildren and all that they're doing. He finishes speaking about his wife's experiences living in Japan during the war.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/740-Kodama-Douglas-2.m4v

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