0:00 - Introduction/ Family history

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Keywords: Buddhism; California; Christianity; emigration of parents; father's business and customers; freedom; Issei parents; Japanese shipping lines; occupation of parents; religion; religious beliefs; San Pedro; Tsuda University; US Navy

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5:36 - Japanese culture in home

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Keywords: armor; childhood living conditions; cultural heritage; family; heirloom; house setting; Japanese decor; Samurai; siblings

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8:13 - High School/ Demographic makeup of schools and neighborhood growing up

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Keywords: "Jap"; California; education; effects of Pearl Harbor; Latinos; race discrimination; San Pedro; secondary education; soccer; sports; tennis; Yugoslavians

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11:16 - Education/ Japanese heritage and values taught during early life

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Keywords: California; Compton College; cultural heritage; equality; family; high school; higher education; Issei parents; Japanese identity and values; Japanese language school; Japanese stories; junior college; respect; San Pedro; Stanford University; traditions; UCLA

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14:53 - Disposition of and relationship with parents

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Keywords: approval; childhood punishments; childhood recollections; displays of affection; education of parents; family; high school; high school friends; Issei parents; professor; respect; siblings

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18:38 - Pearl Harbor and enlisting in US military/ Australian 6th Division

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Australia; Australian 6th Division; Camp Savage; captured documents; discrimination in the military; draft; draft law; effects of Pearl Harbor; Fort McArthur; interpreter; interrogate; interrogation; Issei parents; Japanese American military personnel; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese soldiers; Marine Corp; Military Intelligence Service; Monteray; New Guinea; parental consent; POW; Prisoners of War; questioning; rejection; San Pedro; training; translator; US Army; US Navy

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24:20 - Being mistaken for a Japanese Soldier

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Keywords: guerillas; hachimaki; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese comfort woman; Kanji; Leyte; Luzon; Manila; New Guinea; Philippines

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