VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Go For Broke National Education Center – Torrance, California

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Position:
Interview Crew Member

Purpose:
To participate as interviewer, videographer, audio technician, or cataloguer to document on video the life stories of Japanese American WWII veterans for Go For Broke's Hanashi Oral History Program.

Major Duties:

• Interview crews travel to nine different regions throughout the U.S. collecting interviews.
• Interviewer: Research background of veteran, conducts pre-interview and interview of veteran.
• Videographer: Runs camera during video shoot. Oral histories are shot on BetaSP in 16:9 format.
• Audio technician: Operates audio mixer during interview.
• Cataloguer: Take notes during interview.

Time Commitment:
Approximately 3-4 hours per interview.

Number of Volunteers needed:
4 per interview crew

Qualifications:

• Crew: Ability to relate to/work well with senior citizens a plus.
• Interviewer: Good communication skills; Some knowledge of Japanese American history/WWII history is helpful (although training is provided)
• Videographer: Technical/camera knowledge a plus.
• Audio technician: Technical knowledge a plus (although training is provided)
• Cataloguer: Legible handwriting; Good note-taking a plus.

Compensation:
Non-paid (but travel is paid for)

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Please call or email:
Steven Itano Wasserman, Hanashi Oral History Program Coordinator
Go For Broke National Education Center
PO Box 2590, Gardena, CA 90247
Fax: (310) 222-5700
Email: hanashi@goforbroke.org
www.GoForBroke.org
(310) 222-5705

Background Information
The Go For Broke National Education Center institutes educational programs focused on the heroism and history of the Japanese American soldiers of World War II, as well as the forced evacuation and incarceration of Japanese Americans and civil liberties issues raised by those events. Currently Go For Broke's programs include An American Story Teacher Training Program, Hanashi Oral History Program, www.GoForBroke.org educational Website, and Resource Center.

In 1989 Japanese American World War II veterans established the 100th/442nd/MIS WWII Memorial Foundation to build the Go For Broke Monument, which today is an eternal tribute to the heroics of the segregated Japanese American units: 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, MIS (Military Intelligence Service) and the many other men and women who served overseas during World War II. The Monument is located in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles at Temple and Alameda Streets.

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