Oral history interview with Bud Miyamoto / interviewed by Nicole Wilson and Dave Harm
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- 2001-03-23
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Miyamoto discusses the following topics: Introductions, born at Gundersen Clinic (est. 1930) lived in apartment above Guggenbuehl and Nekola Department Store (1231-33 Caledonia Streets), La Crosse, Wisconsin—Mother’s background before she met Miyamoto’s father, moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin at nineteen, working at the Auto-Lite factory (1911-1959, Gillette and Rose Streets), work tasks, shift management—Father’s service in the 100th Infantry Battalion, U. S. Army, (predominantly Japanese American unit from Hawaii) during World War Two (1939-1945), father’s transfer to Camp McCoy (est. 1909) for basic training, missions in the Pacific Islands interpreting Japanese communications, father shot in shoulder and discharged from U.S. Army, parents meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin—Childhood, social life, spending time with friends and classmates at local sporting events, school dances, and The Sweet Shop (est. 1921, 1113 Caledonia Street), Northside neighborhood, La Crosse, Wisconsin, comparing
00:00:20—Introductions, born at Gundersen Clinic (est. 1930) lived in apartment above Guggenbuehl and Nekola Department Store (1231-33 Caledonia Streets), La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:01:20—Mother’s background before she met Miyamoto’s father, moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin at nineteen, working at the Auto-Lite factory (1911-1959, Gillette and Rose Streets), work tasks, shift management | 00:02:36—Father’s service in the 100th Infantry Battalion, U. S. Army, (predominantly Japanese American unit from Hawaii) during World War Two (1939-1945), father’s transfer to Camp McCoy (est. 1909) for basic training, missions in the Pacific Islands interpreting Japanese communications, father shot in shoulder and discharged from U.S. Army, parents meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:04:20—Childhood, social life, spending time with friends and classmates at local sporting events, school dances, and The Sweet Shop (est. 1921, 1113 Caledonia Street), Northside neighborhood, La Crosse, Wisconsin, compa
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Miyamoto, Bud -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Bud Miyamoto / interviewed by Nicole Wilson and Dave Harm. 2001-03-23. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000075. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- (2001-03-23) Oral history interview with Bud Miyamoto / interviewed by Nicole Wilson and Dave Harm. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000075
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