Tsutomu "Tom" Yamada oral history interview, part 1 of 2, February 26, 2011

0:00 - Brief introduction and discussing childhood

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Keywords: Hawaii; Issei parents

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2:53 - Discussing childhood II and family

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Keywords: education; Issei parents; Japan

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6:35 - Discussing growing up in Kahului (Maui), Hawaii

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Keywords: childhood; immigrants; Issei; Japanese Americans

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9:31 - Discussing going to and experiences in Japan as a child

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Keywords: childhood; education; pre-war

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13:03 - Experiences in Japan as a child II

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Keywords: education; pre-war; ROTC

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15:27 - Experiences in Japan as a child III

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Keywords: childhood; Christianity; pre-war

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18:12 - Experiences in Japan as a child IV

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Keywords: leisure; pre-war; travel

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21:26 - Discussing a friend

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Keywords: Hiroshima; Sony

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24:12 - Discussing a friend II and returning to Hawaii

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Keywords: employment; friendship; Sony

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27:03 - Discussing being drafted and remembering December 7, 1941

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Keywords: Hawaii; Pearl Harbor; Schofield Barracks

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29:53 - Aftermath from Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Hawaii; Japanese American soldiers; submarine

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32:33 - Joining the Military Intelligence Service (MIS)

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Camp McCoy; Camp Savage; Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS)

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35:33 - Discussing experiences in the Military Intelligence Service

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (MIS); Australia; Camp Savage

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38:39 - Experiences in the Military Intelligence Service II

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS); New Guinea

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40:53 - Experiences in the Military Intelligence Service III: Philippines

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Keywords: air raid; Leyte; Manila

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42:50 - Experiences in the Military Intelligence Service IV: Philippines

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS); Japanese soldiers; Manila

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44:44 - Discussing furlough and going to Japan

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Keywords: surrender; World War Two

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47:40 - Experiences in the Military Intelligence Service V

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Keywords: Japan; post-war

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50:50 - Experiences in the Military Intelligence Service VI

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Keywords: Hideki Tojo; interpreter; post-war

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