Mitsuo Kunihiro oral history interview, part 2 of 5, April 20, 2002

0:00 - Discussing his friends working as youths

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Keywords: children; farming; Nisei; produce; transport

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1:36 - Discussing schooling as a youth

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Keywords: Japanese language school; primary school; secondary education; sports

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3:00 - Discussing Japanese language school in the army

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Keywords: Camp Roberts; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Nisei soldiers; translation

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5:34 - Discussing home life; high school years

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Keywords: farming; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; laborer; secondary education

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7:50 - Discussing post-high school years

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Keywords: job; market; produce; social activities

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9:18 - Discussing the draft; almost rejected

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Keywords: "haji"; draft; flat feet; parade; physical exam

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12:33 - Discussing basic training; Fort MacArthur and Camp Roberts

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Keywords: firearms; illustration; military training; Nisei

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14:54 - Discussing Fort Ord; poison Oak hives

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Keywords: campfire; hospital; winter

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16:50 - Discussing Pearl Harbor attack; patrolled Avila Beach

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Keywords: church; military alert; military equipment

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20:00 - Discussing pre-Pearl Harbor army service; non-segregated unit

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Keywords: discrimination in the military; integrated; Japanese Americans

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22:33 - Discussing his reaction to Pearl Harbor attack; family hardships

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Keywords: church; curfew; family; forced removal; race discrimination

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25:11 - Discussing shipping out from Fort Ord

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; marriage; Michigan; military training; train

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