George Aki oral history interview, part 1 of 2, February 18, 2006

0:00 - Childhood in Livingston, California and grandparents

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Keywords: Christianity; colony; doctor; famiy; Fresno

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3:00 - Grandparents II, siblings, and community

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Keywords: Buddhism; Christianity; colony; family; Japanese language

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6:00 - Community II, father, and religious background

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Keywords: Christianity; doctor; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; minister

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9:00 - Religious background II and mother

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Keywords: education; heart attack; higher education; Issei parents; reading

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11:59 - Discussing historic figures, forced removal, and volunteering

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Keywords: Abraham Lincoln; civil rights; concentration camp; discrimination; enemy alien

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14:59 - Volunteering II and segregation in Fresno, California

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Keywords: Civil rights; discrimination; Japanese American soldiers; mess hall; minister

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17:59 - Discussing Segregation in Fresno, California II, segregation in the south, and relationships with African American soldiers

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Keywords: Arkansas; civil rights; concentration camps; discrimination; segregated unit

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20:59 - Relationships with African American soldiers II and conflicts with a colonel

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Shelby; discrimination; marching; segregated unit

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23:59 - Conflicts with a colonel II

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; hospital; marching; notes; rifle

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26:59 - Conflicts with a colonel III and firing of a colonel

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; chaplin; discrimination; marching; notes

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29:59 - Firing of a kernel II and firing of a general

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Keywords: Chaplin; discrimination; letter; regulations; unit

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32:59 - Firing of a general II

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; chaplin; demoted; pregnancy; unit

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35:39 - Discussing primary school

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Keywords: discipline; Fresno; left hand; Livingston; Mexican American

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38:41 - Primary school II and a story from college

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Keywords: Bully; fighting; gym; leather jacket; sports

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41:41 - Discussing a story from college II and playground director

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Keywords: farming; Fresno; leather jacket; public speaking; sports

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44:41 - Playground director II, experiences with discrimination, and the Japanese American community in Fresno

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Keywords: cultural heritage; friendship; league; sports; swimming pool

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47:41 - Discussing the Japanese American community in Fresno II, leisure time, and Japanese language school

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Keywords: Buddhism; bully; Christianity; Japanese identity and values; movies

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50:41 - Japanese language school II and movement into the ministry

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Keywords: bully; Christianity; civil rights; Fresno; Japanese identity and values

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53:41 - Movement into the ministry and philosophy on aging

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Keywords: Christianity; education; forced removal; seminary; study

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56:41 - Philosophy on aging II

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Keywords: friendship; hospital; letters; mental health; volunteer

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