Jim Jitsuo Tokushige oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 14, 2007

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Description

Tokushige discusses his parents; talks about a typical day growing up on a farm; discusses his siblings; talks about his home's outdoor bathing area; and talks about his relationship with the owner of the farm. He then continues to talks about his childhood and discusses his favorite foods; the farm's vegetable garden; his mode of transportation to school; playing sports; and attending school and Japanese language school. Next, Tokushige talks about learning Kanji; high school friendships; playing basketball; and his high school girlfriend. Lastly, Tokushige talks about his schooling and employment in the chick sexing industry; buying his first car; visting Monterey; his fishing hobby; and getting drafted.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

2007 July 2007

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2007OH0789_01_Tokushige

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/789-Tokushige-Jim-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1919 Dec 07

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Campaigns/Battles

Index

Yes

Citation

Tokushige, Jim Jitsuo: narrator, Wasserman, Laura: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Jim Jitsuo Tokushige oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 14, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053189.