0:00 - Introduction, discussing parents; and defining Issei

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Keywords: Japan; laundromat; Nisei; Sansei; Yonsei

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2:16 - Discussing childhood, moving to Japan; and attending Japanese Language School

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Keywords: immigrant; Issei parents; siblings; snow

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4:46 - Discussing religion, thoughts about Japanese ancestry; and experiencing prejudice

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Keywords: Buddism; Christianity; church; fight; Japan; Japanese American; Minnesota

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7:49 - Thoughts about attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Japan; Lompoc; San Francisco; work

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9:50 - Feelings regarding forced removal; and going to Santa Anita Temporary Detention Facility

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Keywords: Executive Order 9066; Gila River; guard tower: shikata ga nai; San Francisco

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12:41 - Experiences at Gila River Incarceration Camp; and feelings toward the United States and about incarceration camps

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Keywords: barbed wire; basketball; fence; hiking; incarceration camps; parents

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15:45 - Leaving Gila River, discussing employment before and after incarceration; and correspondence with family

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Keywords: Army; fishing; mechanic; Minnesota; train; travel; waiter; work release

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18:51 - Getting drafted into the Army; and basic training at Camp Shelby

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Keywords: Chicago; family; friends; incarceration camps; Mississippi; soldiers

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23:43 - Discussing Anti-Tank Company training; and platoon members' nicknames

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Keywords: basic training; Camp Shelby; grenade; gun; platoon; range; truck

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