0:00 - Discussing birthplace; birthday; Father; and language spoken

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Keywords: adolescent; childhood; employment; Hawaii; Issei parents; Japan; Japanese language school; Nisei; plantation

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3:13 - Discussing Japanese Language saving lives

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Keywords: military occupation; Nisei; occupation; war

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6:01 - Discussing telling parents he volunteered; and Mother's history

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Keywords: 442nd; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; dating; employment; Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei; plantation; wedding

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9:27 - Discuss living conditions; and racial prejudices

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; discrimination; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; plantation

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11:37 - Recalling Mother's personality; and Japanese language school

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Keywords: child rearing; children; education; employment; family; Hawaii; Japanese identity and values; living conditions; secondary education; siblings

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13:42 - Recalling meals; home; and plantation

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Keywords: adolescent; children; discrimination; family; Hawaii; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; living conditions; Nisei

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16:26 - Recalling upbringing

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; childhood; education; family; Hawaii; Issei; Issei parents; Japan; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; loyalty; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; Nisei; war; World War Two

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19:03 - Recalling Japanese School; religion; and judo class

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Keywords: adolescent; Buddhism; childhood activities; education; Hawaii; Honolulu; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Nisei; secondary education

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22:39 - Recalling school; demographic; childhood activities; and friendship

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; education; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei

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25:15 - Recall using Judo; making toys; and movies

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Keywords: adolescent; battle; childhood activities; friendship; Hawaii; Hawaii identity; Japan; Japanese Americans; Nisei; occupation; siblings; sports

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