Akira Minamide oral history interview, part 1 of 6, February 24, 2002

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Dublin Core

Description

Minamide discusses his name, birth place, and birth date. His Father and Mother are Issei and have four children. In 1927, he goes to Japan with his family. Essential, the Minamide losses two children over in Japan. The oldest daughter passes away and the the youngest son is given up for adoption due to citizenship.

When the Minamide family returns to Los Angeles, Minamide's Father goes to University State of California when the farming business goes well. He receives a diploma in Business Administration. Growing up Minamide goes to Japanese school after English school. On the weekends he would help on the farm and goes to church on Sunday. He recalls his upbringing and sports played in High School.





Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:53

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0250_01_Minamide

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/250-Minamide-Aki-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1924 Feb 03

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Minamide, Akira: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Akira Minamide oral history interview, part 1 of 6, February 24, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052637.