George Oiye oral history interview, part 2 of 7, March 24, 2002
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George Oiye describes experiences of discrimination, lack of personal relationships, and going to college. Next, he talks about community reactions to Pearl Harbor and the feelings about the west coast evacuation of Japanese Americans. Lastly, he describes being assigned to an all Japanese American unit in basic training, his wish to be transferred to the artillery battery, and then his military travel to Italy and his first combat experiences.
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0:29:33
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2002OH0264_02_Oiye
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/264-Oiye-George-2.m4v
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1922 Feb 19
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Oiye, George: narrator, Yahata, Craig: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “George Oiye oral history interview, part 2 of 7, March 24, 2002,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 26, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1056146.