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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.
Type
sound
Format
Dub Audio cassette
Extent
2 Tapes of 2
Identifier
calavc_00001_t1; calavc_00001_t2
Language
English
Subject
Korean Americans World War, 1939-1945 Go for Broke National Veterans Association Foundation Japanese American veterans Discrimination Emigration and immigration United States. Army. Infantry Battalion, 100th United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd
Provenance
Visual Communications Archives California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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