Kenso Miyamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 28, 2002

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Miyamoto describes his childhood in Merced County, California. His recollections include playing with neighbors and busing to school, and helping out with family farming and participating in the Cortez Growers' Association. In high school he took an interest in business and accounting and had planned on pursuing this line of work until the onset of war and his drafting into the United States Army.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:15

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2002OH0276_01_Miyamoto

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/276-Miyamoto-Kenso-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1916 Apr 11

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Nickname

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Miyamoto, Kenso: narrator, Shoho, Stephanie: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kenso Miyamoto oral history interview, part 1 of 5, April 28, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1052896.