0:00 - Working on the railroad

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Keywords: employment; food; friends; gandy dancer, track straightening; railroad ties; rations; Santa Fe Railroad

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4:50 - Social activities after a long day working on the railroad

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Keywords: church; employment; foreman; minister; pool; poolhall; recreation

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7:31 - Working for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad and Garwood Industries in Detroit

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Keywords: crane hooker; Detroit; employment; steel; warehouse

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9:35 - Getting the draft notice for the US Army

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Keywords: 1A (fit for general active military service); 4C (enemy alien); classification; draft; draft board; Nisei

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11:19 - Feelings about the "Loyalty Questionnaire"

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Keywords: incarceration camps; loyalty questions; no no; questions 27 and 28; rumors; social pressure; unfair; yes yes

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15:53 - Parents and personal feeling about older brother volunteering for the 442nd

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Keywords: anger; friends; loyalty; volunteer

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17:22 - Knowledge of the 100th and the volunteers from Hawaii

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Hawaiian soldiers

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18:17 - Draft notice and induction physical

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); brother; Detroit; draft; employment; students; Wayne State University

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20:44 - Receiving mail while in internment camp

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Keywords: censors; friends; interment camp; letters; mail

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22:09 - Parents reaction to being drafted / Travel to basic training

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Keywords: Camp Blanding; family; Fort Logan; friends; Infantry Replacement Training Centers (IRTC); physical; sister; train

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