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HIST 296 - Topics in History (Hawaiʻi and the World): Oral history

Oral History Resources

UHM Center for Oral History
Browse transcripts by ethnic group, communities, government, historical events, individual lives, or occupations.
The Hawaii Nisei Story: Americans of Japanese Ancestry During World War II
Highlights oral histories of the Varsity Victory Volunteers, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, Varsity Victory Volunteers, 1399th Engineering Construction Battalion, as well as stories from the homefront.
eFIL: Filipino Digital Archives
Includes oral histories, photographs, and scanned Filipino newspapers

Ulukau
Find oral histories here, such as:
- A collection of historical accounts and oral history interviews with elder kamaʻāina fisher-people from the Kapalilua region of South Kona, island of Hawaiʻi.
-A collection of traditions, historical accounts and kamaʻāina recollections of Kaluanui and vicinity, Koʻolauloa, Island of Oʻahu