Robert Nagata oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 26, 2007

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The interview with Clarence Yayoi Tamayori is combined with Robert Tokuo Nagata.

Clarence and Robert discuss their experience leaving Hawaii and going to the Mainland. They arrive in Oakland, CA, and go to Mississippi.
On the train ride to Mississippi, Clarence says they are ordered to black out the windows.

At Camp Shelby, they have their basic training. Clarence and Robert talk about the differences between the Hawaiian Nisei and Mainland Nisei. To understand the Mainland Nisei, the Hawaiian Nisei goes to visit the internment camps. Clarence goes to Jerome and Robert goes to Rohwer. They each share their perspectives and experience visiting the camps.

In Hattiesburg, Clarence and Robert witness segregation and shares their stories.

Identifier

2007OH0795_03_Nagata

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URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-3.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Mar 23

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Citation

Nagata, Robert: narrator Tamayori, Clarence: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Robert Nagata oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 26, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053294.