Interview with Herbert S. Nishimoto

dc.contributor.interviewee Nishimoto, Herbert S.
dc.contributor.interviewer Nishimoto, Warren
dc.coverage.spatial Aiea, Oahu
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-05T20:44:31Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-03-25T23:39:42Z
dc.date.available 2013-09-05T20:44:31Z
dc.date.available 2015-03-25T23:39:42Z
dc.date.issued 1999
dc.description Ninole-born man describes plantation life, including his parents and their contract sugarcane field and family grocery store. He describes his swimming workouts and other outdoor activities. He gives a detailed account of the 1946 tsunami: being dragged out to sea by the third wave, floating on makeshift raft, meeting two other survivors, climbing aboard a raft dropped from a plane and being rescued. He also talks about his recruitment into military service, Vietnam experience, and his philosophy based on the events of his life.
dc.description sugar plantation field worker, soldier; Japanese; male
dc.description Interview conducted in English.
dc.description.sponsorship State, Community
dc.format.digitalorigin Reformatted digital
dc.format.extent 53 min
dc.format.extent 18 pages
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/30356
dc.language eng
dc.relation.ispartof DU629 .H28 T78 2000
dc.relation.ispartofseries Tsunamis Remembered: Oral Histories of Survivors and Observers in Hawaii Volume II
dc.source.local 29-36-1-99
dc.subject Military
dc.subject Natural Disasters
dc.subject North Hilo (district)
dc.subject Plantation Life
dc.subject Schools
dc.title Interview with Herbert S. Nishimoto
dc.type Interview
dc.type.dcmi Text
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