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Segment Synopsis: He explains his reasoning for volunteering to join the army. He describes the reaction of the Japanese community upon returning to the concentration camp. He had to explain to them that they had to prove their loyalty as American citizens -- to make a better name of the Japanese American community.

Keywords: concentration camp; duty; Japan; loyalty; Nihonjin; parents; prove their loyalty; volunteer for service

Subjects: Identity and values--Japanese American identity Military service World War II--Concentration camps World War II--Military service

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Segment Synopsis: He describes the other guys who volunteered to join the army.

Keywords: heroes; Japanese American; Japanese language; Kibei; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei

Subjects: Identity and values--Japanese American identity Identity and values--Kibei Identity and values--Nisei World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service

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Segment Synopsis: He describes his daily routine during basic training/language school at Camp Savage. He also discusses what he learned from being at Camp Savage.

Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion; 442nd RCT; barracks; Camp Savage; competitive; Fort Snelling; Japanese language; kanji; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Mineappolis; Nisei; values

Subjects: Education--Japanese language schools Identity and values Identity and values--Japanese American identity Identity and values--Nisei World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about some of his classmates from Military Intelligence Service Language School.

Keywords: classmates; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School

Subjects: Education--Japanese language schools World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about what he did when he wasn't studying. He describes what the MISLS graduation was like.

Keywords: Amache; Camp Savage; concentration camp; furlough; graduation; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Mineappolis; movie

Subjects: Education--Japanese language schools Geographic communities--Minnesota--Minneapolis

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Segment Synopsis: After graduation from the Military Intelligence Service Language School, he visited the Amache concentration camp on furlough. He also describes a time when his wallet was stolen while at Camp Savage.

Keywords: Amache; basic training; Camp Savage; concentration camp; furlough; Japanese linguists; Nikkei; Pacific Theater

Subjects: World War II--Concentration camps World War II--Military service--Military Intelligence Service