0:25 - Introduction-- parents' life in Japan

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Keywords: Christianity; conscientious objector; immigration; Japan; Kent, Washington; Nagano Prefecture; parents; religious freedom; Russo-Japanese War

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2:43 - Childhood: Methodist farming family in Thomas, Washington

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Keywords: Christianity; family; farming; Methodism; parents; siblings

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3:38 - Childhood: Primary school segregation

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Keywords: childhood activities; primary school; segregation; Thomas, Washington

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4:30 - Childhood: Japanese language school

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Keywords: baseball; cultural heritage; Issei parents; Japanese language school; sports

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5:25 - Childhood: eight years in Japan

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Keywords: high school; Issei parents; Japan; Japanese language school; Kent, Washington; primary school; studying abroad

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9:02 - Returning to the United States during World War Two

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Keywords: Kyoto University

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9:55 - Rejecting a military cadet offer in the Japanese military

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Keywords: cadet training; dual citizenship; high school; Japanese American military personnel

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10:41 - Reflections on discrimination in the Untied States and Japan

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Keywords: discrimination; family; Japan; language; Nisei; prejudices; primary school; relatives

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14:26 - Returning to the United States--period of adjustment

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Keywords: high school; higher education; Japan; Kent, Washington

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15:39 - Receiving a draft notice in December 1941

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Keywords: airplane mechanic; Army Air Corps; draft; employment; higher education; Pearl Harbor

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17:53 - Bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: barracks; basic training; chemical warfare; enlist; gas mask; Pearl Harbor; rifle; Springfield rifle

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21:07 - Japanese military training/ United States Army training

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Keywords: equipment training; Japan; military equipment; military training

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22:51 - Internal dialog: Japanese American experience during World War Two

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Keywords: enemy alien; Executive Order 9066; forced removal; incarceration camps; Pearl Harbor; war

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24:02 - Visiting Tule Lake Concentration Camp-- witnessing his parents' living conditions

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Keywords: barbed wire; enemy alien; Heart Mountain; incarceration camp conditions; incarceration camps; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Tule Lake; Wyoming

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25:08 - Recalling pleasant times in military

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Keywords: Army Air Corps; barracks; flight clerk; Japanese American soldier; Jefferson Barracks; Minnesota; Missouri; travel

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26:31 - Forty days in protective custody at Jefferson Barracks

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Keywords: Army Air Corps; barracks; discrimination in the military; Japanese American soldiers; Jefferson Barracks; Missouri; protective custody; race discrimination; segregated unit

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27:41 - Aiko Yoshinaga-Herzig -- race discrimination in the military

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Keywords: Aiko Yoshinaga-Herzig; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei soldiers; race discrimination; racism; redress

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