Shigeru Hayashi and Hitoshi Sameshima oral history interview, part 1 of 3, January 10, 2009

0:00 - Introduction

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Keywords: California; Military Intelligence Service; Temple City

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3:00 - Growing up in California

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Keywords: birds; Pasadena; Salinas

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6:04 - Growing up in California II

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Keywords: Medal of Honor; teacher

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9:04 - Growing up in California III

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Keywords: boy scouts; hunting; Pearl Harbor

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11:48 - Pearl Harbor and aftermath

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Keywords: Issei parents; loyalty

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13:17 - Family background

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Keywords: Issei parents; Seattle; siblings

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16:14 - Family background II

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Keywords: Canada; railroad; Satsuma; Washington

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19:21 - Family background III

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Keywords: bicycle; newspaper; newspaper route; Pasadena

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22:42 - Childhood jobs

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Keywords: delivery route; newspapers

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25:20 - Discussing family values

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Keywords: hardship; Japanese identity and values

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28:23 - Discussing family values II

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Keywords: Issei parents; Japanese language school; Kagoshima; martial arts; samurai

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31:27 - Discussing Japanese culture and community

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Pasadena

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34:36 - Discussing Japanese culture and community II

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Keywords: farm; Salinas; San Jose

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37:45 - Discussing Japanese culture and community III

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Keywords: discrimination; Pasadena; prejudice; Salinas

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40:41 - Facing discrimination

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Keywords: Jackie Robinson; Pearl Harbor; Shikata ga nai; USC

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43:28 - Honors given by USC

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Keywords: college; Jackie Robinson

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46:35 - Pearl Harbor and aftermath II

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Keywords: Gila River Concentration Camp; hunting; Tulare

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49:41 - Pearl Harbor and aftermath III

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Keywords: car radio; college education; discrimination; loyalty questions; University of Denver; USC

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52:32 - Pearl Harbor and aftermath IV

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Keywords: discrimination; loyalty questions; University of Denver

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55:21 - Pearl Harbor and aftermath V, joining the Army

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Keywords: basic training; Fort Snelling; Texas; University of Denver

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