Akira Jack Kondo oral history interview, part 1 of 6, March 3, 2002

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Description

Kondo discusses growing up in Hawaii with a Nisei mother and Issei Father. He talks about his parents' jobs and how as a youth he worked with them; and started procuring his own jobs. He also shares his recollections of the Pearl Harbor attack and how he enlisted in the U.S. army.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:29

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0261_01_Kondo

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/261-Kondo-Jack-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1915 Aug 29

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Citation

Kondo, Akira Jack: narrator, Yee, Govan: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Akira Jack Kondo oral history interview, part 1 of 6, March 3, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052765.