0:18 - Introduction -- Childhood in Belvedere, California / Relationship with Issei parents and siblings

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Keywords: brother; college; education; father; grocery store; medical school; mother; sister; violin

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5:53 - Childhood -- Enjoyed swimming / Took a leave of absence from the Army to become a high school teacher

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Keywords: Board of Education; hospital; leave of absence; night duty; nursing; Pacific Ocean; sports; swimming pool

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8:12 - Mother had a difficult childhood in Japan / Mother was a nurse during the Russo-Japanese War

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Keywords: adopted; Chinese language; education; father; Issei parents; nursing school; Samurai; Taiwan

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12:11 - Moved to New York City / Volunteered to be a US Army Nurse -- Didn't meet the height requirement

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Keywords: American Red Cross; France; Japanese American nurses; Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; World War I

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14:44 - Sold library books to earn money for college

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Keywords: California; college student; commission; currency; Hanford; suitcase; University of Southern California

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17:23 - Criticism from older sister / Enjoyed going to school

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Keywords: cemetery; college; grocery store; junior high school; language classes; market; Memorial Day; school

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21:34 - Attended Bellevue Nursing School in New York City

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Keywords: East River; hospital; house boat; nurse; stipend; tuberculosis

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22:58 - Junior high school language competition / Too shy to date boys in high school

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Keywords: class; dating; Eagle Scout; Hollywood; killed in action; teacher; World War II

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25:15 - Applied for domestic work / Important to keep photographs

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Keywords: domestic work; employment office; memories; photographs

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26:59 - Being an American of Japanese ancestry / Relocated mother out of incarceration camp -- Difficulty finding housing

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Keywords: American citizenship; American of Japanese Ancestry; incarceration camp; Pearl Harbor; Pidgin English; relocation; US Army Nurse

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