Clarence Tamayori oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 26, 2007
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Description
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.
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
2007OH0794_03_Tamayori
Oral History Item Type Metadata
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/794-Tamayori-Clarence-3.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Jun 18
Location of Birth
War or Conflict
Branch of Service
Entrance into Service
Unit of Service
Citation
Tamayori, Clarence: narrator
Nagata, Robert: narrator, “Clarence Tamayori oral history interview, part 3 of 5, August 26, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053299.