Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Robert Hiroshi Kono Collection

Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Location of Service: Gila River, Arizona; Heart Mountain, Wyoming; Tulare, California; Crystal City, Texas
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/8063
Robert Kono, a second-generation Japanese-American, was only nine years old when the United States entered WWII. His father was arrested the night of the Pearl Harbor attack and it would be over two years before Robert would see him again. Soon afterwards, Robert's family was moved to one of the Japanese-American internment camps in California, and they shuttled around various camps in the U.S. until the war was over. Robert has since written a book about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit of Japanese-Americans who fought against the Nazis in Europe, as well as a collection of short stories.
About this Item
Title
- Robert Hiroshi Kono Collection
Names
- Kono, Robert Hiroshi
- Rhay, Gary D.
- Timeless Media Group
- Collins, Denver
Home State
- Oregon
Headings
- - Kono, Robert Hiroshi
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Race
- Asian
Status
- civilian
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Location of Service: Gila River, Arizona; Heart Mountain, Wyoming; Tulare, California; Crystal City, Texas
- Military Status: civilian
- Service History Note: Kono was detained in Japanese Internment Camps during World War II.
Materials
- Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy (collected unknown)
- Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2003-06-17)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/8063
Cite as
- Robert Hiroshi Kono Collection (AFC/2001/001/8063), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
- video