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Colonel Young Oak Kim Oral History

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Title
Colonel Young Oak Kim Oral History
Date Created
February 4th, 1986
Description
This oral history is of Colonel Young Oak Kim, a highly decorated World War II veteran. He was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Bunker Hill area of Downtown. He and his family were one of the first Korean families in Los Angeles. During WWII, he fought with the 100th Infantry Battalion, a segregated unit of Japanese Americans from Hawaii. He was the only non-Japanese American. He later rejoined the army to fight in the Korean War. Kim was the Asian American to command a regular U.S. combat battalion. He was active with community work and helped establish Go For Broke and the Japanese American National Museum, and served as a board member for Visual Communications.
Creators and Contributors
Creator: Visual Communications
Interviewer: Tsukano, John
Performer: Visual Communications
Interviewee: Kim, Colonel Young Oak
Subject Topic
Korean Americans
World War, 1939-1945
Go for Broke National Veterans Association Foundation
Japanese American veterans
Discrimination
Emigration and immigration
Subject Entity
United States. Army. Infantry Battalion, 100th
United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
Language
English

Media type
Sound
Format
Audio cassette
Extent
2 Tapes
Generation
Dub
Stock manufacturer
TDK
Copyright Statement
Copyrighted. Rights are owned by Visual Communications. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owner. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Country of Creation
United States
Source Institution
Visual Communications Archives
Link to Internet Archive
http://archive.org/details/calavc_00001