Partial Transcript: Harold Mamoru Horiuchi is born on August 29, 1920, in Seattle, WA. His father is Eishi Ono, and his mother's last name is Horiuchi. Harold explains that his parents are the youngest in each of their families. Therefore, his father takes his mother's last name to carry on the Horiuchi name. Harold's mother's name is Aya Horiuchi. His parents are both from Chiba-Ken, Japan (east of Tokyo). In Japan, Harold's father works in farming, and his mother is a school teacher.

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Keywords: farming; Issei parents; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: Harold's father is the youngest of the boys in his family. Harold's parents have an arranged married because they live in the same area off Chiba-Ken, Japan. In 1906, Harold's father travels to the United States and settles in Washington. He starts a restaurant business in Yakima, WA, to service the railroad workers. Harold's sister is born in Yakima. In 1915, Harold's parents move to Seattle, and his brother is born in 1916. Harold remembers moving around several times. His father opens a grocery store.

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Keywords: employment; family; Issei parents; Nisei; siblings; wedding

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Partial Transcript: Harold recalls the location of his father's grocery store in Seattle, WA. Harold's father is from the old country and is strict. He enjoys tennis and fishing. Harold's father is thin and approximately five feet and four inches. Harold recalls a time when he gets in trouble at school. Harold's father is the disciplinarian in the family. He says you cannot bring shame to the family.

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Keywords: child rearing; employment; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese identity and values

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Partial Transcript: Harold grows up in Seattle, WA. He recalls the demographic of his school but not of the neighbors. In Harold's class at school, there are few Japanese Americans, one Chinese American, and the rest are Caucasian students. Shige Watanabe is Harold's long-time friend. Harold and Shige enjoy playing basketball together. Harold would also go fishing with his father and dig for clams.

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Keywords: childhood activities; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; primary school

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Partial Transcript: Harold's father's fishing gear is either made or purchased. Besides working at the grocery store, his father works part-time his father at a tackle store. Harold and his father enjoy fishing. Harold says his memorable moment with his father is going fishing. They do different types of fishing year-round (Interview pauses at 14 minutes and 36 seconds. Resumes at 14 minutes and 52 seconds). Fishing is a family affair, and they would take road trips to various locations to fish. (Interview pauses at 15 minutes and 36 seconds. Resumes at 15 minutes and 42 seconds).

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Keywords: childhood activities; family; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: Harold discusses the Nisei baseball league. There are different Nisei teams from the churches. Harold says he did not live in the Japanese Community, but there are social activities and gatherings. Having a car makes it easy to attend the Japanese Community activities/gatherings. In the early 1930s, Harold's family has a Buick, then a Model A Ford and then a 1936 Buick. There is also a delivery truck to deliver groceries. Harold's father's grocery store main takes phone orders for groceries. The cliental is professional individuals.

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Keywords: childhood activities; employment; Japanese Americans; Nisei; social activities

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Partial Transcript: Harold's mother is a teacher in Japan but changes professions when she moves to the United States. In the United States, she is a housekeeper. Harold's mother learns how to cook western meals for the employer's family. At home, Harold eats a mixture of food from Japanese food and Western food. Harold says he mainly eats steaks and pork chops because it is quick to cook. After eating dinner, the whole family cleans the grocery store. Seattle is a strong union town. The business closes at 6 pm.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; employment; family; Issei parents; living conditions; Nisei; siblings

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Partial Transcript: Harold's favorite dish his mother makes is a Japanese stew, Nikujaga. Harold's mother is petite, patient, and quiet. Harold recalls his mother carrying him because he is the youngest. He recalls a time at a railroad station with his mother.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; childhood activities; Issei; Issei parents; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: At home, Harold speaks Japanese and English. After primary school, Harold attends Japanese Language School until he is a sophomore in high school. Harold's parents speak English well enough to operate their grocery store.

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Keywords: education; family; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Nisei; primary school

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Partial Transcript: Harold's oldest sister is Chiye (1913), and his brother is Masanori (1916). Harold has a closer relationship with Chiye. In high school, Harold recalls Chiye would lending him money when he uses all his allowances. Their mother did not have time to prepare lunches for them. Therefore they are given money to buy lunch. In the Horiuchi family, they belong to different religions. Harold's father is Buddhist but does not to the temple. His mother is Christian, and she goes to the Presbyterian Church. Harold and Masanori go to the Baptist Church because the Boy Scout is there.

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Keywords: family; high school; Japanese Americans; Nisei; primary school; youth organizations

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Partial Transcript: Harold discusses participating in the Boy Scouts. The leader of the Baptist Church is Caucasian, and he is the Scout Master. Harold recalls once a year, they would go hiking for a week. Harold learns how to make a sleeping bag and backpack. At home, one of the biggest holidays the family celebrates is New Year. Many dishes are prepared, and guests would come to visit. Harold's favorite dish is tonkatsu.

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Keywords: childhood activities; family; Japanese Americans; Nisei; social activities; youth organizations

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Partial Transcript: On New Year, Harold likes to eat shrimp and sushi. Harold's father catches salmon and crabs. There are many shellfish and fish dishes.

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Keywords: Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; social activities

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Partial Transcript: Harold says he has not experienced discrimination or prejudice. Growing up in Seattle, everyone is friendly. After Pearl Harbor, the grocery store lost a few clients, but there is no direct discrimination. Harold attends Central Elementary School in Seattle. There are eight grades at the school. All of his elementary school teachers are dedicated to their job and are excellent teachers. Harold's favorite teacher is Ms. Davidson. His favorite class is geography, and his teacher is Mr. McConnell.

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Keywords: discrimination; education; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Pearl Harbor; prejudices; primary school; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Harold attends Broadway High School and then transfers to Garfield High School in Seattle. Harold's sister and brother graduated from Broadway High School. Growing up, Harold's Issei parents instill in him Japanese traditions and think about the family.

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Keywords: education; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Nisei; siblings

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Partial Transcript: Harold discusses his childhood homes. He recalls renting a flat near the grocery store, and then they moved into a house. The two-story house has three bedrooms, one bathroom, a coal furnace, a basement, garage, electric, telephone, and indoor plumbing. For entertainment, the family goes to the movies. At the Japanese Community Center, there are Japanese movies shown.

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Keywords: childhood activities; Japanese Americans; living conditions; Nisei; social activities

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Partial Transcript: For entertainment, the family watches movies. Harold's parents enjoy going to the Japanese Community Center to watch Japanese films. At the American theater, Harold watches cowboy movies and black and white films. Harold also recalls Crazy Cat, the cartoon. Harold discusses news clips and world events.

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Keywords: childhood activities; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei

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Partial Transcript: In 1938, Harold's brother graduates from the University of Washington. Then in 1939, Harold's brother goes to Tokyo, Japan, to study abroad. Harold's parents would entertain the Japanese sailors from the freight ships. The Japanese sailors warned Harold's mother about the war. When the European War starts, Harold's brother makes it back to Seattle. Before the war, Harold's sister goes to Japan.

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Keywords: education; Japanese Americans; Nisei; siblings

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Partial Transcript: Harold's parents did not stay in contact with the relatives in Japan. Harold says his brother kept in touch with the relatives in Japan more after the war.

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Keywords: correspondence; employment; family; Issei parents; Nisei; siblings; World War Two

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