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Harry Fukasawa oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 23, 2002

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2002OH0314_01_Fukasawa.xml

Dublin Core

Title

Harry Fukasawa oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 23, 2002

Creator

Fukasawa, Harry: narrator

Okinaka, Bobby: interviewer

Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher

Description

Fukasawa talks about his memories of growing up in Los Angeles. He discusses his family and how his father maintained a nursery. Fukasawa describes the Japanese community and Japanese celebrations. He attempts to describe the Los Angeles landscape. He discusses The Attack on Pearl Harbor and his fathers subsequent arrest.

Subject

Identity and values--Family

World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath

World War II--Veteran history

Type

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:29:11

Language

Date

2002 October 23

Spatial Coverage

Las Vegas, Nevada

Source

Go For Broke National Education Center

Identifier

2002OH0314_01_Fukasawa

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/314-Fukusawa-Harry-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1924 Aug 24

Location of Birth

Los Angeles, California

Incarceration Facilities

Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility

Granada (Amache) Concentration Camp

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Camp Blanding, Florida

Unit of Service

100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (Combined)

Index

Yes

Collection

Harry Fukasawa oral history interview, October 23, 2002

Tags

family, FBI, Japanese American identity, Japanese community, Japanese culture, Los Angeles, Pearl Harbor and aftermath, street car

Citation

Fukasawa, Harry: narrator, Okinaka, Bobby: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Harry Fukasawa oral history interview, part 1 of 4, October 23, 2002,” accessed March 6, 2021, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053279.