Fred Murakami oral history interview, part 2 of 2, July 20, 2009

0:00 - Economic and Scientific Section; economic reform

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; community organizations; labor movement; military occupation

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3:35 - Describes Japanese citizenry; attire

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Keywords: cultural heritage; Japanese identity and values; living conditions

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5:30 - Describes Japanese citizenry II; temperament

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Keywords: cultural heritage; General MacArthur; Japanese identity and values; military occupation

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8:34 - Describes Japanese citizenry III; social conditions

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Keywords: cultural heritage; Japanese identity and values; living conditions; military occupation; poverty

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11:53 - Describes Japan's public transportation; social conditions

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Keywords: Japanese identity and values; living conditions; military occupation; poverty; travel

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14:37 - Contact with his family

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Keywords: correspondence; Issei parents; living conditions

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17:04 - Living in Japan post military discharge

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Keywords: cultural heritage; dating; living conditions

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20:38 - Experience as a civil servant in Japan

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Keywords: civilians; Japanese identity and values; living conditions; post-war

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24:49 - Describes Japanese citizenry IV; loyalty

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Keywords: civilians; Japanese Americans; war crimes trials

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26:39 - Japanese citizenry response to U.S. military occupation

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Keywords: Japanese identity and values; living conditions; post-war

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29:13 - Experience in Okinawa

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Keywords: civilians; family; living conditions; post-war

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33:25 - Kibei and Nisei nuances

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Keywords: intercultural prejudices; Japanese identity and values; Kibei; Nisei

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35:55 - Kibei strengths

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Keywords: Japanese identity and values; language; military occupation; Nisei soldiers

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37:32 - Kibei strengths II

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Keywords: cultural heritage; Japanese identity and values; Nisei soldiers; social activities

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39:52 - Nisei strengths

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Keywords: cultural heritage; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; military occupation

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42:37 - Kibei and Nisei significance in occupied Japan

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Keywords: cultural heritage; intercultural prejudices; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese identity and values

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44:38 - Nisei linguists legacy

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Japanese identity and values; military occupation

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48:08 - Nisei linguists legacy II

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Keywords: cultural heritage; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; military occupation

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50:08 - Japanese ancestry significance during the occupation

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Keywords: cultural heritage; Japanese identity and values; military occupation

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53:13 - Reflections on his participation

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Keywords: cultural heritage; Japanese identity and values; military service

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55:43 - Legacy of the Nisei contributions as a whole

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; World War Two

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