Hiroshi Kaku oral history interview, part 1 of 5, August 8, 2004

0:31 - Introduction and background

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Keywords: Dole Pineapple; Hawaii; high school; New York; Pearl Harbor; Staten Island

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2:36 - His father's personality and demeanor

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Keywords: employment; factory; family; father; Hawaii; laborer; mother; plantation; rice wine; stern

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5:11 - Relationship with his parents/His mother's background

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Keywords: family; parents; relationship; upbringing

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6:05 - Language spoken in the household/Attending Japanese language school/

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Keywords: household; Japanese language school; Pidgin

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6:45 - Advice from his parents/Household duties/Parents' insistence on the kids focusing on education/Tidal wave wiping out his father's business

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Keywords: advice; cooking; family; food; Issei; Issei parents; meals; mother; parents; sayings; tidal wave; tofu factory

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9:23 - Memories of Hawaii from his childhood/His high school and his friends from high school

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Keywords: Alaska; childhood; classmates; cruise; fishing; friendship; Hawaii; high school; Reno; water

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12:12 - His memories of Hilo, his hometown/Racial makeup of his high school

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Keywords: Caucasian; Chinese; Filipino; Haole; Hawaii; high school; Hilo; hometown; private school

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13:35 - Japanese influence on his childhood household

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Keywords: Chinese; Emperor; food; Hawaiian identity; Japanese identity and values; rice

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15:26 - Having a typical Hawaiian-American upbringing/His education

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Keywords: childhood activities; education; higher education; sports

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17:04 - His siblings/His nickname

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Keywords: brothers; family; military; nickname; siblings; sisters

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18:09 - Fond memories from his childhood

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Keywords: beach; cabbage; childhood activities; fishing; food; Hawaii; picnic

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20:04 - Hawaiian friends

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Keywords: friendship; Hawaii

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20:37 - Hawaiian society at that time

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Keywords: Caucasians; glass ceiling; Haole; Hawaii; pineapple companies; plantation

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21:32 - Community activities

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Keywords: childhood activities; community organizations; festivals; food; Hawaii

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22:21 - Dating in high school

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Keywords: dating; high school

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22:45 - Memorable families in his area

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; classmates; drug store; family; grocery store; high school; nihonjin; pharmacists; UCLA; USC

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24:38 - Hawaiian apparel when he was growing up/Memorable music

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Keywords: dances; music; shoes; shorts; tan

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26:11 - Awareness of Japan's military activity during the 1930s/Awareness of European politics during the 1930s

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Keywords: China; community; family; father; Japan; Japanese language school

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27:57 - Difference between a territory and a state

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Keywords: citizenship; Puerto Rico; state; territory; voting

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