Skip to Main Content

Long Story Short - Takeshi Yoshihara: An Historic Journey

Special | 27m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Leslie Wilcox interviews Takeshi Yoshihara. An Historic Journey. Part 2 of a 2 part series

After hardships during the Great Depression and World War II, Takeshi Yoshihara became the first Japanese American appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy. In this conversation with Leslie Wilcox, Takeshi talks about what made him an unlikely Naval Academy candidate, and his journey through the ranks and, eventually, to Hawaii.

01/07/2014 | Rating NR

Problems playing video?   | Closed Captioning Feedback

Report a Problem

Before you submit an error, please consult our Video Help page.

Problems playing video?   | Closed Captioning Feedback

Report a Problem

Before you submit an error, please consult our Video Help page.

Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i

Long Story Short - Takeshi Yoshihara: An Historic Journey

Special | 27m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

After hardships during the Great Depression and World War II, Takeshi Yoshihara became the first Japanese American appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy. In this conversation with Leslie Wilcox, Takeshi talks about what made him an unlikely Naval Academy candidate, and his journey through the ranks and, eventually, to Hawaii.

01/07/2014 | Rating NR

Problems playing video?   | Closed Captioning Feedback

Report a Problem

Before you submit an error, please consult our Video Help page.

How to Watch Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox

Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.

Support for PBS provided by:

Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i

or

By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Are you sure you want to remove null from My List?