Harry Akune oral history interview, part 6 of 7, September 18, 1999

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Harry Akune talks about his friendship with a solider of the Philippine Army. He describes his military service during the Occupation of Japan. During this time, he was reunited with his father and brothers. He was also promoted to a Second Lieutenant Commissioned Officer. He talks about the personal significance of the cherry blossom tree, and about the time a Yakuza leader (which he did not know at the time) took him around Tokyo.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

00:28:58

Language

eng

Date

1999-09-18

Spatial Coverage

Gardena, California

Identifier

1999OH0073_06_Akune

Citation

Akune, Harry: narrator, Furuya, Kenny: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Harry Akune oral history interview, part 6 of 7, September 18, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/345.