Takamori Miyagi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 25, 2007

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Description

Miyagi discusses his youth in Hawaii and early adult experiences before his military service. He talks about being orphaned in early adolescence; working at a young age; and being rejected by the military when he volunteered. He also describes how some Hawaiian Nisei seamen got sent to American Concentration Camps when on assignment in the Mainland.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:56:35

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2007OH0773_01_Miyagi

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/773-Miyagi-Takamori-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1922 Sep 05

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Miyagi, Takamori: narrator, Yuge, Tim: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Takamori Miyagi oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 25, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052863.