Kenichi K. Maruyama oral history interview, part 1 of 3, July 14, 2007

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Description

Maruyama discusses his early years from youth through his induction in the U.S. military. He talks about his family's migration to America, and how he moved to Japan with his grandparents. He shares anecdotes regarding: living in Japan as a youth; returning to America to his parents; and moving to Arizona for internment camp.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

1:00:06

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Torrance, California

Identifier

2007OH0786_01_Maruyama

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/786-Maruyama-Ken-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1922 Feb 01

Location of Birth

San Gabriel, California

Incarceration Facilities

Poston Concentration Camp

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Campaigns/Battles

Post-war Occupation of Japan

Index

Yes

Citation

Maruyama, Kenichi K.: narrator Maruyama, Sumiko Nakahiro: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Kenichi K. Maruyama oral history interview, part 1 of 3, July 14, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053146.