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Oral history interview with Hung Wai Ching 1997-09-28 part 1, tape 2, camera A

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Title Number00204315Date (YYYY-MM-DD)1997-09-28PurposeCataloger Supplied TitleRelated TitleOral history interview with Hung Wai Ching 1997-09-28 part 1, tape 1, camera A Oral history interview with Hung Wai Ching 1997-09-28 part 2, tape 1, camera B Oral history interview with Hung Wai Ching 1997-09-28 part 2, tape 2, camera BSummaryInterview with Hung Wai Ching conducted by Mary Anne "Mimi" Nakano on September 28, 1997 at Fort Shafter Hawaiʻi for the Sons and Daughters of the 100th Infantry Battalion Oral History Project, footage from part one of interview, tape 2, camera A. Ching was a Chinese American businessman and helped found the Varsity Victory Volunteers in Hawaiʻi during WWII. Topics include: his family and his upbringing in Honolulu; education at McKinley High School; studying engineering at the University of Hawaiʻi; studying theology at Yale Divinity School; working at the YMCA managing children camps; meeting FBI agent Robert "Bob" Shivers; involvement in military intelligence committees prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor; political parties and leaders in Hawaiʻi; the Hawaiian Trust Company; and his experience meeting Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.MediumMoving ImageSub-mediumVideotapeCollection100th Infantry Battalion Legacy OrganizationParent Collection100th Infantry Battalion Legacy Organization

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SubjectHigh school studentsPostsecondary educationAfter-school programsMilitary intelligenceMilitary leadershipPolitics and government

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LanguageEnglishColorColorSoundYesDuration02:01:02Preservation Supported ByNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

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NameHung Wai ChingRoleInterviewee

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Oral history interview with Hung Wai Ching 1997-09-28 part 1, tape 2, camera A

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