Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 5 of 8
PARTNER
Densho
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OBJECT ID
ddr-densho-1007-1774
PARENT COLLECTION
Loni Ding Oral History and Film Research Collection
DESCRIPTION
Continued from ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1620/. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Ito discusses the deaths of two Nisei on his team and the fear of being mistaken for a Japanese soldier. Oka discusses being interviewed for military intelligence at Camp Carson in Colorado, being treated differently than Caucasian soldiers, his time in basic training, being left behind at Camp Carson, and his brothers, who were in Japan during the war. Oka and Yagi briefly mention serving together during the occupation on Kyushu. Interview starts at 0:34. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #51, 7-26-85, Oka, Yagi, Ito V. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1621/
00:20:12
DATE
July 26, 1985
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Interviews
OBJECT FORMAT
Audio/Visual
FACILITY
CREATORS
- Ding, Loni (interviewer)
- Oka, Don (interviewee)
- Yagi, Steve (interviewee)
- Ito, Shigeo (interviewee)
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of David Welsh, The Center for Educational Telecommunications (CET)
RIGHTS
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