Francis Masateru Fukuhara oral history interview, part 1 of 4, November 17, 2007

Fukuhara begins the interview speaking about his family background and his father coming over from Japan. At a young age, his mother would pass away, and his father would later re-marry. Growing up in Washington, he had a very diverse upbringing, only having to deal with the local swimming pool not allowing Japanese. Even though, his childhood was during the Great Depression, his father never was out of a job, and he was able to live good life, fishing with neighbors and attending Japanese language school and high school. He would idolize the Japanese soldiers overseas, hearing about their bold strategies. Next, he speaks about Pearl Harbor and how the aftermath would affect he and his family. His father would be taken in by the FBI and moved to Montana.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/830-Fukuhara-Mas-1.m4v

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