Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox

Long Story Short - Takeshi Yoshihara: An Historic Journey

Special | 27m 46s  | Video has closed captioning.

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.