0:00 - Visiting old friends after discharge in Hawaii

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; community; Daniel Inouye; discharge; E-company; friends; Gary Ishimura; high school; homecoming; M-company; Robert Nagata; work

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2:41 - Working in insurance sales

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Keywords: Colorado; Honolulu; insurance; insurance agent; life insurance; Washington; work

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4:21 - Marriage proposal

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Keywords: Honolulu; marriage; proposal; wife

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5:56 - Children and grandchildren

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Keywords: architect; Arizona State University; artist; children; dental technician; football; granddaughter; invest; offensive tackle; planner; planning commission; stock; stock market; Tempe

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10:19 - Moving to Los Angeles

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Keywords: agent; California; cottage; education; Fairfax Avenue; insurance; Los Angeles; sales; Venice Boulevard; westside

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12:06 - Working for a beverage distribution company in Los Angeles

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Keywords: "Buddhahead"; beer; California; company; discrimination; Japanese company; liquor; salesman; Star Beverage; wholesale; wine; Young's Market

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14:55 - Owning a liquor store

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Keywords: business; Hawaii; Koreans; liquor store; profit

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17:13 - Return to liquor distribution / Double bypass surgery / Retirement

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Keywords: career; double bypass; liquor store; retirement; salesman

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18:50 - Learning Karate -- using it for self-defense

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Keywords: "Jew"; "kata"; "nip"; African American; Crenshaw Square; discrimination; karate; name-calling; Okinawa; restaurant; robbery; sushi; youth

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23:17 - Speaking with children about wartime experiences

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Keywords: "Buddhahead"; books; children; grandchildren; talk; videos

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24:11 - Advice for younger generation

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Keywords: 232nd Combat Engineer Company; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; advice; ethics; morals; students; study

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26:21 - Rituals / Good luck charms

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Keywords: Buddhist; Camp Shelby; ceremony; clear; death; field; German soldiers; good-luck charm; Japanese bag; Lost Battalion; mission; ritual; road; shrapnel; sister; work

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