Richard Kosaki oral history interview, part 1 of 2, October 13, 2010

Kosaki begins the interview speaking about his childhood and schooling in Hawaii, attending Japanese language school in Waikiki. Next, he jumps into his whereabouts during the attacks on Pearl Harbor. After spending some time at the University of Hawaii, Kosaki decided to volunteer for the Army, and in 1944 was inducted and sent to Fort Snelling for Japanese language training. He would train here until being shipped overseas, first to Manila, then to Atsugi Air Force Base near Tokyo, where he would discover the devastation that the war had brought Japan. He noticed the dispirited looks on civilians, from poverty and food shortages and was amazed at the culture during the military occupation.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/1020-Kosaki-Richard-1.m4v

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