Interviews
Getting a PhD under the G.I. Bill
I had four years of G.I. Bill — government — and California gave an extra year, so I had five full years. And I had only one year of college so, I finished undergraduate, got a master’s degree and a PhD — all under subsidized — five years. If it weren’t for that I’d be running a…
I*: Service Station.
Yeah…a filling station now.
*"I" indicates an interviewer (Lily Anne Y. Welty Tamai)
Date: January 3, 2015
Location: California, US
Interviewer: Lily Anne Y. Welty Tamai
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum
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