Charles Nishimura oral history interview, part 2 of 5, October 20, 1999

0:00 - Shipping out to the Big Island

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Keywords: child rearing; family; Japanese American soldiers; plantation; ship

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3:00 - Shipping out to the Big Island II, journey to Wisconsin, Camp McCoy, and life in Wisconsin

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); barbed wire; Hawaii; Japanese American soldiers; train

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6:00 - Life in Wisconsin II, Camp McCoy II, and interactions with civilians

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Keywords: barracks; living conditions; Sparta; unit; weather

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9:00 - Interactions with civilians II and experiences with discrimination II

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Keywords: friendship; German; La Crosse; restaurant; social activities

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12:00 - Experiences with discrimination III, interactions with civilians III, and Camp Shelby maneuvers

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Keywords: friendship; snakes; songs; Texas; Wisconsin

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15:00 - Camp Shelby maneuvers II, military training, and discrimination in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Keywords: ammunition; Camp McCoy; medicine; poison ivy; Wisconsin

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18:00 - Discrimination in Hattiesburg, Mississippi II

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Keywords: "colored"; African Americans; bus; Japanese American soldiers; segregation

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21:00 - Discrimination in Hattiesburg, Mississippi III

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Keywords: African Americans; children; history; Japanese American soldiers; segregation

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24:00 - Discrimination in Hattiesburg, Mississippi IV and American Concertation Camps

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Keywords: draft; Japanese Americans; Jerome; letters; teachers

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27:00 - American Concentration Camps II, World War Two, and Prisoners of War

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Keywords: discrimination; Japanese Americans; Jerome; letters; living conditions

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