0:18 - Introduction -- Orphaned at a young age
Direct segment link:
3:43 - Growing up in Okinawa -- Scolded for eating homegrown oranges used for cash crops
Direct segment link:
7:08 - Never registered as a Japanese citizen / Ran away from Okinawa at age sixteen to avoid being sent to Manchuria -- Returned to Okinawa to live with his uncle
Direct segment link:
Partial Transcript:
Segment Synopsis:
Keywords: "brown soil of Manchuria"; "F-word"; American citizen; English language; farming; First Grade; first line of defense; food production; Hawaii; Japanese citizenship; Japanese Consulate; Japanese government; Manchuria; mother; Nisei; Okinawa; registration; school; school teacher; sixteen; uncle; village; volunteer
Subjects:
13:52 - Escaped becoming "the brown soil of Manchuria" / Trip to Hawaii from Okinawa -- First time trying beer and cigarettes
Direct segment link:
Partial Transcript:
Segment Synopsis:
Keywords: "brown soil of Manchuria"; "F-word"; Ala Moana Blvd; American citizen; Battle of Okinawa; beer; Board of Health; boat; cars; cigarettes; docked; escort man; Hawaii; immigration station; Japanese Army; Japanese Consulate; Japanese interpreter; Kobe; liquor; Manchuria; money; Okinawa; Shimabuku; sister; sixteen; South Pacific; steam ship; village
Subjects:
20:41 - Had a difficult time relearning English / Better living conditions in Hawaii than in Okinawa
Direct segment link:
23:20 - Attended the Hawaiian Mission Academy -- Sent to principal's office for breaking religious rules / Transferred to Farrington High School
Direct segment link: