Mitsuki Matsunaga oral history interview, part 1 of 3, March 7, 2007

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Dublin Core

Description

To begin the interview, Matsunaga speaks about his family background, which included his father, mother and eight siblings. Growing up in Hawaii, he would go to school until 9th grade, at which time, the family purchased the dairy farm they were working on and Matsunaga left school to help full time. Next, he talks about his schooling, golfing and holidays while growing up. While working on the dairy farm, he learned about the Pearl Harbor attacks and was quickly drafted into the Army.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:56:12

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2007OH0751_01_Matsunaga

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/751-Matsunaga-Mitsuki-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1917 Jan 19

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Index

Yes

Citation

Matsunaga, Mitsuki: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Mitsuki Matsunaga oral history interview, part 1 of 3, March 7, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052386.