Henry Inouye oral history interview, part 3 of 5, January 25, 2003
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Inouye continues to talk about how his family was forced to move to Colorado after the Attack on Pearl Harbor. He talks about his plans after high school that were interrupted by the draft. Inouye discusses the discrimination Japanese Americans faced and his Japanese American identity. He describes the induction and basic training process. He explains how he joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He talks about discrimination against African Americans in the south. Inouye describes his relationships with other soldiers. He goes on to talk about his journey to Europe.
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video/m4v
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0:28:52
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2003OH0319_03_Inouye
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/319-Inouye-Henry-3.m4v
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1924 Dec 24
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Inouye, Henry: narrator, Hawkins, Richard: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Henry Inouye oral history interview, part 3 of 5, January 25, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1053313.