| Title: |
Michael (Mike) Shigeru Yasutake
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
California State University, Long Beach. Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive
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| Collection: |
Asian Americans: South Bay/Los Angeles Nisei
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| Description: |
Mike Yasutake was born in Long Beach, California and his family moved to the Gardena/Torrance area when he was 4. Later, in January 1941, Yasutake was drafted into the US Army and served during WWII as a translator and instructor with the Military Intelligence Service. He was involved in combat and intelligence missions in the South Pacific, China and Japan.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Yasutake, Michael Shigeru (Mike)
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Long Beach, CA; California; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Asian
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| Speaker occupation: |
Intelligence officer; Interpreter; Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Army
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| Historical events discussed: |
Japanese American Internment, 1942-1945; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; California; China; Gardena, CA; Japan; Long Beach, CA; North America; Torrance, CA; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; California; China; Gardena, CA; Japan; Japanese American families; Japanese American Internment, 1942-1945; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans--California; Long Beach, CA; Military intelligence--United States; North America; Oral history; Torrance, CA; U.S. Army; United States; World War II, 1939-1945
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| ASP release: |
2007-01
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| Document code: |
OHI0035158-38726
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