Howard Furumoto oral history interview, part 6 of 7, July 6, 1998

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Furumoto recalls the announcement of the end of the war and shares his thoughts about the moral issues of the United States' dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He reflects on his journey home to Kansas, his long-distance romance with his fiance and starting his family and profession as a small animal veterinarian. He shares some reflections on the war experience, the Nisei soldiers' role in the changing social political conditions in the United States and his personal thoughts on protesting and retaliation as a message to subsequent generations.

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video/m4v

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00:28:36

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1998OH0002_06_Furumoto

Citation

Furumoto, Howard: narrator, Yahata, Craig: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Howard Furumoto oral history interview, part 6 of 7, July 6, 1998,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/22.