Sam Mitsui oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 26, 2003

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Description

Mr. Mitsui introduces himself, discusses his family's background, and describes his childhood growing up in the small mountain town of Skykomish, Washington. Mr. Mitsui describes his connection to the Japanese culture and the role that isolation played in forming his cultural identity. Mr. Mitsui describes the changes that his family went through after the attack on Pearl Harbor and discusses the restrictions his family faced before being shipped out to the Tule Lake internment camp.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

00:28;14

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0366_01_Mitsui

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/366-Mitsui-Sam-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1926 Jul 24

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Citation

Mitsui, Sam: narrator, Okinaka, Bob: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Sam Mitsui oral history interview, part 1 of 4, July 26, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1056099.