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In this conclusion to his Hanashi Oral History, Tetsuo Asato he is asked what he felt was accomplished by the Nisei going to war. "We went there because we felt we had to do it," he says. "I think what the 100th/442/MIS has done, it's opened up a lot of doors whereas before, even a college graduate couldn't get a decent job." He goes on to describe how impactful the values of the Issei were on the next generations.
In this conclusion to his Hanashi Oral History, Tetsuo Asato he is asked what he felt was accomplished by the Nisei going to war. "We went there because we felt we had to do it," he says. "I think what the 100th/442/MIS has done, it's opened up a lot of doors whereas before, even a college graduate couldn't get a decent job." He goes on to describe how impactful the values of the Issei were on the next generations.
