0:00 - Introduction; discussing parents; and growing up in Los Angeles

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Keywords: business; immigrants; Japan; Little Tokyo; YMCA

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2:15 - Discussing Issei; growing up in Los Angeles II; and discussing high school

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Keywords: community; discrimination; education; employment; Japanese American; sports

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5:21 - Defining Issei II and Nisei; and discussing Japanese language school

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Keywords: American; citizenship; immigrants; Japan

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6:56 - Discussing Issei parents

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Keywords: depression; discipline; discrimination; Hawaiian; school; strict; study

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9:47 - Discussing "shikata ga nai" meaning; and experiences with discrimination

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Keywords: community; high school; Issei; Japanese American; parents

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12:24 - Participation in Boy Scouts and discrimination II

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Keywords: life saving; pool; swimming

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13:33 - Discussing prewar Little Tokyo; and father's store

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Keywords: California; community; Far East Cafe; Nisei week; shoes; shops; weekend

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16:13 - Discussing school; and applying to college

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Keywords: education; Pearl Harbor; sports

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17:43 - Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: church; community; Hawaii; high school; Sunday school

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20:31 - Aftermath of Pearl Harbor; and discrimination III

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Keywords: air raid; blackouts in war; family; grocery; rumors

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22:28 - Mother's reaction to Pearl Harbor; and discussing high school reunion

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Keywords: blackouts in war; diploma; English; graduation; Japanese; siblings; students; water

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