James Araki oral history interview, part 1 of 3, October 7, 2010

Araki begins the interview with a short introduction and speaking about his time at the Japanese language school. Being born in Sacramento and then moving to Hawaii, he had a different type of upbringing than most kids in Hawaii. The kids would call him a "katonk", but that did not stop him from enjoying his time, playing baseball and going swimming often. He also gives some background of his sister, who was five years older than him and really paved the way for him. Next, he recalls the attacks on Pearl Harbor and watching the planes fly overhead. His brother was taken by the FBI as he was coming back from Japan without a passport and they would see the strictness of the government for Japanese Americans. After graduation from high school and one year of the University of Hawaii, he would be drafted into the Army, where each soldier would take Japanese courses.

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/1013-Araki-James-1.m4v

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