Partial Transcript: Kenichi gets married in 1946 and works serval jobs before starting his laundromat business in 1963. Kenichi's wife, Yoshiko, works at Prudential in the Finance Department. She retires early because the home office moves to the valley. Kenichi and Yoshiko have one son name Mark. Mark works in the security sector. Kenichi and Yoshiko have four grandchildren (Kristen, Derek, Michael, and Matthew) and two great-grandchildren.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; Sansei; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi recalls his childhood. He says a quarter is a lot of money back then. You can watch a movie, get popcorn, and still have money leftover. Nowadays, it is different. Kenichi says he does not talk about his war experience with his son, Mark. Kenichi compares his wartime efforts to his brother Kiyoshi. Kenichi says Kiyoshi is a true soldier. Everyone who knows Kiyoshi says he is outstanding and gives it his all.

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; childhood activities; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi is proud of his brother Kiyoshi. He says it takes someone extraordinary to do what Kiyoshi did. For example, Sadao S. Munemori, Daniel Inouye, and Kiyoshi go beyond the call of service. When the family receives the letter of Kiyoshi's upgrade of the Medal of Honor, they go to Washington. At the ceremony, Kenichi's older brother accepts the medal in Kiyoshi's honor.

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Keywords: 442nd; Japanese Americans; Medal of Honor; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans; siblings; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi recalls meeting President Clinton and Senator Kuroda at the ceremony in Washington DC. Due to Senator Daniel K. Akaka and several other's efforts, they start the ball rolling for the upgrade in the Medal of Honor. On the day of the ceremony, there were at least 20 recipients of the Medal of Honor including Kiyoshi Muranaga and Senator Kuroda's brother.

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; European Theater; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi talks about the Nisei legacy and bringing honor to your family. The Nisei fought together in a segregated unit to show their loyalty as Americans. Kenichi says serving in a segregated unit allows the Japanese Americans to be recognized and help future generations.

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; family; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi says an important value his parents teach him is not to bring shame on the family. This value is shared among the mainland and Hawaiian Japanese Americans. Kenichi mentions his father receiving US Citizenship. In the future, Kenichi hopes the government will not place people in internment camps. He also shares his feelings on September 11.

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Keywords: 442nd; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; discrimination; Executive Order 9066; Hawaii; Hawaiian identity; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Mainland; Nisei; Nisei veterans

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi says his son and grandchildren will need to learn on their own about the history. He hopes they will learn this will never happen again. We are all equal. However, Kenichi feels this will take a long time. Even to this day, he gets racist slurs on the golf course. There are individuals who do not know the history of the Japanese Americans and/or the internment camps.

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Keywords: discrimination; Executive Order 9066; interment camp; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; racism; Sansei; World War Two; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi does not think it is his responsibility to educate others on the Japanese American experience in the United States. The government should be responsible for educating the public. When the United States granted reparation to the Japanese Americans for their incarcerations, Kenichi and his wife save the money. Kenichi discusses the reparations. The ones who deserved it are all gone. Kenichi's father lost their business and did not get a penny. Kenichi's mother suffered and did not get reparations from the United States. Kenichi says the letter of apology is more meaningful than the monetary reparations.

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Keywords: 442nd; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; discrimination; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; racism; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Kenichi says he decides to do an oral history due to the encouragement of his wife. Kenichi explains racism and segregation. He recalls serval segregation stories during his time at Camp Blanding. The first story is the treatment of the African Americans soldiers at basic training. The second story is about crossing the street. Kenichi finds it odd that on the West Coast he is considered Asian. However, in the South, he is White.

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; discrimination in the military; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; racism

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