Gary M. Itano Interview Segment 12

Father's family background (ddr-densho-1000-479-1) - 0:05:19
Description of father (ddr-densho-1000-479-2) - 0:06:24
Description of mother (ddr-densho-1000-479-3) - 0:08:23
Growing up in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-479-4) - 0:04:54
Description of parents' grocery store (ddr-densho-1000-479-5) - 0:02:34
Participating in Japanese community activities and traditions (ddr-densho-1000-479-6) - 0:08:02
Father passes away while parents were visiting Japan (ddr-densho-1000-479-7) - 0:04:45
The challenges of adolescence without a father (ddr-densho-1000-479-8) - 0:05:07
Visiting family in Japan for the first time (ddr-densho-1000-479-9) - 0:05:46
Finding out about father's role as a Disciplinary Barrack boy (ddr-densho-1000-479-10) - 0:07:57
Hearing about father's background (ddr-densho-1000-479-11) - 0:05:52
Living in Japan and learning judo (ddr-densho-1000-479-12) - 0:13:24
Getting involved in the antiwar movement (ddr-densho-1000-479-13) - 0:07:24
Attending college and getting involved in the Asian Coalition (ddr-densho-1000-479-14) - 0:09:43
Becoming a cybersecurity specialist (ddr-densho-1000-479-15) - 0:09:07
Getting involved in the redress movement (ddr-densho-1000-479-16) - 0:04:08
Participating in the filing of an appeal on behalf of the Disciplinary Barrack Boys (ddr-densho-1000-479-17) - 0:09:05
Attending a celebration for the Disciplinary Barrack Boys (ddr-densho-1000-479-18) - 0:06:28
Reflections (ddr-densho-1000-479-19) - 0:07:58
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Living in Japan and learning judo

0:13:24 — Segment 12 of 19

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August 21, 2019

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Gary M. Itano

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Gary M. Itano Interview

2:14:11 — 19 segments

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August 21, 2019

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Los Angeles, California

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Sansei male. Born April 3, 1949, in East Los Angeles. Grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the Watts neighborhood, where parents owned a grocery store. Attended UCLA and became involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Father was one of the "Fort McClellan Disciplinary Barrack Boys," or "DB Boys," who resisted military orders during World War II and were court martialed and imprisoned at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.

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Linda Tamura, interviewer; Evan Kodani, videographer

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