Interview with Herbert S. Nishimoto

Simple item page
dc.contributor.intervieweeNishimoto, Herbert S.
dc.contributor.interviewerNishimoto, Warren
dc.coverage.spatialAiea, Oahu
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-05T20:44:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-25T23:39:42Z
dc.date.available2013-09-05T20:44:31Z
dc.date.available2015-03-25T23:39:42Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.descriptionNinole-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.descriptionsugar plantation field worker, soldier; Japanese; male
dc.descriptionInterview conducted in English.
dc.description.sponsorshipState, Community
dc.format.digitaloriginReformatted digital
dc.format.extent53 min
dc.format.extent18 pages
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/30356
dc.languageeng
dc.relation.ispartofDU629 .H28 T78 2000
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTsunamis Remembered: Oral Histories of Survivors and Observers in Hawaii Volume II
dc.source.local29-36-1-99
dc.subjectMilitary
dc.subjectNatural Disasters
dc.subjectNorth Hilo (district)
dc.subjectPlantation Life
dc.subjectSchools
dc.titleInterview with Herbert S. Nishimoto
dc.typeInterview
dc.type.dcmiText

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
tsunamis_25.pdf
Size:
6.36 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Tsunamis Remembered: Oral Histories of Survivors and Observers in Hawai‘i