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Peter Nakahara oral history interview, part 1 of 4, 2002-03-23
No full textPeter Nakahara talks about his childhood growing up in San Pedro, California, to two Issei parents. He discusses the Japanese values imparted to him through school and family, his relationship to his parents, and his life before Pearl Harbor. This segment also covers his attempts to enlist in the US military, a brief overview of his military assignment, and being mistaken as a Japanese soldier
Kenjiro Akune oral history interview, part 5 of 7, 1999-01-09
No full textAkune discusses his experiences interrogating Japanese Prisoners of War (POWs) and assisting the British Army with "flushing" Japanese soldiers and situations in which he faced discrimination in the military
Herbert Kimoto oral history interview, part 3 of 5, 2003-06-22
No full textKimoto discusses friends and leisure time when at Camp Shelby, also discussing discrimination in Mississippi, particularly from fellow soldiers. Kimoto next discusses his trip aboard a liberty ship and later his deployment to Naples where his Engineering crew swept for mines for the 100th Infantry. He concludes by discussing his group's Engineering tactics, while on the Rome-Arno Campaign
Herbert Kimoto oral history interview, part 4 of 5, 2003-06-22
No full textKimoto discuses his involvement in campaigns in France before returning to Italy as the war wound down. He describes a comical celebration among his army friends and discusses returning to the United States. Receiving his discharge in Honolulu, Mr. Kimoto returned home to his family and went back to work, as his company held his job while he was gone
Herbert Kimoto oral history interview, part 5 of 5, 2003-06-22
No full textKimoto discusses his time after his discharge in Honolulu visiting friends after the war and his marriage proposal to his wife. After moving to Los Angeles, Kimoto took up jobs in the liquor distribution business, before purchasing his own liquor store for a time. Focusing on some more lighthearted subjects,he talks about his children and grandchildren as well as his karate experience
Herbert Kimoto, oral history, 2003-06-22
No full textAn oral history interview with Herbert Kimoto, 2003 June 22, conducted by Steven Wasserman with Go for Broke National Education Center. Parts 1-5
Rudy Tokiwa oral history interview, part 4 of 8, 2001-06-03
No full textRudy Tokiwa and his family were taken to the Salinas Assembly Center for four months.They were later relocated to the Poston War Relocation Center. From there, he and many others volunteered to join the United States Army. There were many discussions within the camp among the young men about the whether or not they should volunteer for American military service
Bert Nishimura oral history interview, part 5 of 5, 2003-04-01
No full textNishimura discusses the 442nd, the "Go For Broke" motto and its origins, Bruyeres and the mission to rescue the "Lost Battalion", and his relationship with the Army Generals. Later, he talks about his life after World War II and his life after leaving the Army. Lastly, he discusses his personal life and gives future generations a lasting message
Shigeru Tsubota oral history interview, part 1 of 8, 2003-04-02
No full textTsubota discusses his family background broadly in great detail, including his parents and all of his siblings. He later speaks about his education and the lessons that he took away from Japanese language school
James Mitsumori oral history interview, part 2 of 6, 2003-08-09
No full textDuring this portion of the interview, James Mitsumori recalls details about his adolescence and attending trials at the local courthouse. Moreover, James recounts his educational background and his recollects on his school trip to Japan, China, and Korea. Lastly, this part of the interview ends with James describing his work experience before the war and he recalls where he was on December 7th, 1941