Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 3 of 5
PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-1007-1771
PARENT COLLECTION
Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection
DESCRIPTION
Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1609/. Matsumura discusses the impact of growing up in a small town in Wyoming (particularly the lack of discrimination), the discrimination he faced in Heart Mountain, the movie theaters he ran at Heart Mountain, the extracurricular programs he helped run in camp, going to school, volunteering for the military from school, his time in Fort Hood, TX, joining up with the 442nd in Marseille, the Battle of the Lost Battalion, entering Germany from France, and coming across German military manufacturing sites. Interview starts at 0:24. Loni Ding can be heard asking quetsions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #37, 7-24-85, C. Matsumura Interview III. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1772/
00:21:08
DATE
July 24, 1985
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Interviews
OBJECT FORMAT
Audio/Visual
TOPICS
- Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Documentaries
- Geographic communities -- Wyoming
- Race and racism -- Discrimination
- World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social and recreational activities
- World War II -- Concentration camps
- World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Ding, Loni (interviewer)
- Matsumura, Clarence (interviewee)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)
RIGHTS
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.