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Husband George in the 442nd Battalion

George was in Camp Cordon...uh Gordon, he was in the service.

I*: Did he volunteer or was he drafted or what happened?

Drafted and a lot of the boys were sent to Italy, 442.

I: Was he in the 442?

Yeah. They had to go to San Francisco and that's where they ship them to different areas of the camp and then his older brother Masato he was shipped to Italy, Mila,n Italy and he stayed there for about 3 years and that's where all the 442 were evacuated I mean shipped.

I: Do you know where he went…what was he doing in the 442? Do you know?

I think he had bad legs so he wasn't shipped overseas and so he worked in the office.

I: Here in the states?

In Camp Gordon, that's the east coast, Georgia, I think.

I: How long was he in the service?

About 3 years and then he relocated to Long Beach where his family was.

* "I" indicates an interviewer (Akira Boch)


Fecha: June 1, 2018

Zona: California, US

Entrevista: Akira Boch

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum

Entrevista

Miko Kaihara nació en Montebello, California el 20 de diciembre de 1924. Ella fue encarcelada en Poston, Arizona durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial junto con su familia. Tras la guerra, se casó con el hermano de su amigo, George, un miembro del 442° Regimiento de Infantería, y crío a 4 niños. Trabajó como empleada doméstica, costurera, y a la edad de 50 años, llevó un curso de cosmetología para convertirse en peluquera. Se jubiló tras 37 años trabajando como peluquera. (Diciembre de 2018)

Adachi,Pat

La vida familiar en un campo de internamiento japonés-canadiense en Slocan (Inglés)

(n. 1920) Encarcelado durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Miembro activo de la colectividad japonesa-canadiense.

Tashima,A. Wallace

“Something ominous in the background…”

(n. 1934) El primer japonés-estadounidense nombrado para el Tribunal de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos.