Fred Ida oral history interview, part 1 of 8, September 29, 2003
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Ida begins the interview talking about his family background and his father and mother coming from Japan and settling in Hawaii. He would attend Mid-Pacific Institute while his father worked at the Japanese consulate and his mother did laundry. Next, he talks about the money-pooling called Tanomoshi and the childhood games he and friends would play growing up. He would also play baseball often, and would end up playing throughout college and even in the military.
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video/m4v
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0:27:59
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Spatial Coverage
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2003OH0237R_01_Ida
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URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/237R-Ida-Fred-1.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Jan 23
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Ida, Fred: narrator, Miyamoto, Phil: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Fred Ida oral history interview, part 1 of 8, September 29, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052423.