Oral Histories
Senator Daniel Akaka
2012-09-30T15:10:21-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTMyXC8zMDc5OTctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, the first U.S. Senator with Native Hawaiian ancestry, was an eyewitness to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and served during World War II with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was first elected to Congress in 1976 as a U.S. Representative. This was part of American History TV’s selection of oral history interviews with former and current Asian-American members of Congress.
Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, the first U.S. Senator with Native Hawaiian ancestry, was an eyewitness to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Har…
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Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, the first U.S. Senator with Native Hawaiian ancestry, was an eyewitness to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and served during World War II with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was first elected to Congress in 1976 as a U.S. Representative. This was part of American History TV’s selection of oral history interviews with former and current Asian-American members of Congress. close
Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, the first U.S. Senator with Native Hawaiian ancestry, was an eyewitness to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Har… read more
Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, the first U.S. Senator with Native Hawaiian ancestry, was an eyewitness to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor and served during World War II with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was first elected to Congress in 1976 as a U.S. Representative. This was part of American History TV’s selection of oral history interviews with former and current Asian-American members of Congress. close
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