Kiyoshi Hirano oral history interview, part 1 of 3, May 5, 2006

0:00 - Introduction- father's background

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Keywords: California; Marysville; Stockton

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2:41 - Background II- siblings, schooling

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Keywords: high school; Japan

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5:50 - Schooling II- judo

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Keywords: black belt; prefecture

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8:51 - Schooling III- judo continued

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Keywords: black belt; injury

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10:59 - Father's background II

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Keywords: California; rice fields

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14:07 - Mother's background, farming

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Keywords: sugar beets

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15:49 - Japan and return to the United States

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Keywords: high school; school teacher; Venice High School

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18:48 - Return to the United States II

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Keywords: City College of San Francisco; San Francisco; school boy

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21:28 - Return to the United States III

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Keywords: employment office; Japan Town; judge; San Francisco

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24:47 - Learning english

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Keywords: Japan; world history

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27:18 - Second return to the United States

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Keywords: democracy; school teacher

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30:24 - Second return to the United States II

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Keywords: equality; Japan; nisei; Stockton High School

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33:22 - Students in Japan vs. United States

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Keywords: democracy; teacher

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36:42 - Second return to the United States III

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Keywords: Stockton; tickets

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39:36 - Second return to the United States IV

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Keywords: Japan Town; San Francisco

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41:23 - Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Japan Town; San Francisco

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44:21 - Executive Order 9066

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Keywords: Missoula; Montana; Stockton; Stockton Assembly Center

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47:05 - Farm labor in Montana, Topaz

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Keywords: American concentration camp; Army recruiting; Utah

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49:53 - Joining the Army

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Keywords: Camp Savage; loyalty; Military Intelligence Service; Minnesota; Topaz; Utah

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52:47 - Joining the Army II

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Keywords: infantry regiment; Japan; ROTC

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