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Segment Synopsis: He saw joining the army as an opportunity to prove that he was an American. One of his friends thought that joining the army was the wrong thing to do.

Keywords: American; Army Headquarters; Army recruiter; brother; combat troops; concentration camp; family; interpreters; loyalty; mother; recruitment; US Army; volunteer for service

Subjects: Identity and values--Family Identity and values--Japanese American identity World War II World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service World War II--Military service--Recruiting and enlisting

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Segment Synopsis: He tricked his way into being recruited into the Military Intelligence Language School.

Keywords: Japanese language; Japanese language test; kanji; katakana; labor camp; recruitment; recruits; Tule Lake

Subjects: Education--Japanese language schools World War II--Concentration camps--Tule Lake World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service World War II--Military service--Recruiting and enlisting

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Segment Synopsis: He describes his trip to Camp Savage in Minnesota. He talks about how he and his friends played poker to pass the time.

Keywords: brother; California; Camp Savage; gambling; Minnesota; poker; studying; topping sugar beets; train ride

Subjects: Japanese Americans--World War II World War II--Military service

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Segment Synopsis: He describes meeting the Hawaiian recruits at basic training.

Keywords: "Shikata ga nai"; 100th Infantry Battalion; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; basic training; Hawaiian Nisei; Hawaiian soldiers; recruits

Subjects: World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service [World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Savage]

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about his friend, Rusty, and how they became friends. He describes one instance when he and Rusty had gotten into a fight with two Hawaiian recruits.

Keywords: animosity; barracks; basic training; bunk mates; Camp Savage; Camp Snelling; Hawaiian Nisei; Hawaiian soldiers; Mainland soldiers

Subjects: World War II--Military service [World War II--Military service--Basic training--Camp Savage]

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Segment Synopsis: He describes the racial discrimination that he witnessed in Mississippi -- racial segregation in the Deep South. He couldn't believe that this type of racial discrimination existed in the United States.

Keywords: basic training; Blacks; Caucasians; Deep South; discrimination; humidity; Mississippi; New Orleans; racial discrimination; racism; segregation

Subjects: Race and racism Race and racism--Discrimination

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Segment Synopsis: He describes what he had to study at the Military Intelligence Language School at Fort Snelling. Because of his language training at Fort Snelling, he saved hundreds of lives in Okinawa during the war.

Keywords: Fort Snelling; interpretation; Japanese language; kanji; Military Intelligence Language School; military terms; Minnesota; Okinawa Prefecture; saving lives; translator

Subjects: World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service [World War II--Military service--Basic training--Military Intelligence Language School]

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Segment Synopsis: He describes his thoughts when he received his orders to go overseas.

Keywords: concentration camp; family; mother; overseas; shipping out; war; World War II

Subjects: Identity and values--Family World War II World War II--Concentration camps World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service