Ben Kitagawa oral history interview, part 1 of 6, February 24, 2002

Kitagawa begins the interview with an introduction on growing up in Northern California. As his family was in the farming business, he would help there, and enjoy his off-time by playing baseball and picnicking. Next, he talks about his family, which came from Japan, his mother would settle in as a housewife and teach ikebana in the community. He also talks about his childhood years, speaking a mix of Japanese and English in the house, while having lots of siblings. In high school, he would make friends of all different backgrounds and never know what it was like to have money, as it was the Great Depression.

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2002OH0251_01_Kitagawa

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/251-Kitagawa-Ben-1.m4v

1919 Jan 15

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