Kadsuo Nishijima oral history interview, part 1 of 2, August 13, 2008

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0:00 - Discussing prefecture origin; and familial description

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Keywords: Hawaii; Issei parents; Nisei

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3:25 - Discuss family settling in the United States; and siblings

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Keywords: adolescent; living conditions; Mainland; Nisei

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6:15 - Discussing Father; and Mother

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Keywords: employment; Issei parents; Nisei

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8:45 - Discuss Father's passing; and returning to Japan in 1918

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Keywords: adolescent; education; family; Japanese Americans; migrant worker; siblings

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11:46 - Discussing Uncle in Japan; and food

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Keywords: adolescent; farmer; Japanese Americans; living conditions; Nisei; school

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14:14 - Recalling Uncle in Japanese Army; and school in Japan

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Partial Transcript: harvest silk worms

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Keywords: childhood activities; Japanese Americans; Nisei

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17:05 - Recall harvesting silk worms; returning back to the United States

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Keywords: adolescent; Alien land laws; farming; Japan; Japanese Americans; picture bride

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20:44 - Discussing friend marrying a picture bride; returning to Japan; and speaking English

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; travel

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22:54 - Discussing influential teacher; and working on the farm

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Keywords: education; employment; Japanese Americans; Nisei; school

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25:03 - Discussing social activities; and looking at photogrpahs

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Keywords: Nisei; sports; tennis

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28:25 - Looking at photographs; discussing community; and wife

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; wedding

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31:21 - Discussing mechanic school; and wholesale company

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Keywords: Nisei

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33:42 - Discussing children; living expenses; and car

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Keywords: family; living conditions; nisei

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36:25 - Discussing paying for car; separating from wife; and Boyle Heights

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Keywords: family; Japanese Americans; Nisei

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39:12 - Discussing places lived; family in Japan; and subject taught in Japanese School

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Keywords: correspondence; Emperor; Nisei; war

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42:16 - Discussing the Japanese Emperor; and December 7, 1941

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Nisei; Pearl Harbor; war

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45:04 - Recalling wife leaving; and children

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Keywords: children rearing; employment; fishing; Issei parents; Nisei; Sansei

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48:06 - Discussing reaction to Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: children; employment; Japanese Americans; Nisei; school; war

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50:56 - Discussing going to camp

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Keywords: assembly center; Executive Order 9066; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Japanese Americans; Pearl Harbor; race discrimination; Shikata ga nai; war

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52:48 - Recalling items allow to bring

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Keywords: "evacuation"; 9066; camp; children; Executive Order 9066; Issei; Japanese Americns; Nisei; Santa Anita

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