George Tetsuo Aratani oral history interview, part 1 of 4, January 25, 2007

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George Aratani begins the interview by detailing his father's vocation in Japan, and then his immigration to the United States where he starts businesses in agriculture. Next, he discusses his mother, and his parents sending him to Japan to learn Japanese language and culture. Lastly, he describes his time in Japan and return to the US when his father becomes ill, transferring to Stanford University right before his father's death, and inheriting the family businesses.

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video/m4v

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0:57:22

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2007OH0745_01_Aratani

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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/745-Aratani-George-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1917 May 22

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War or Conflict

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Entrance into Service

Citation

Aratani, George Tetsuo: narrator, Yamazaki-Sato, Christine: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “George Tetsuo Aratani oral history interview, part 1 of 4, January 25, 2007,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1056155.