Hitoshi Tanigawa oral history interview, part 1 of 4, 2008

0:00 - Brief introduction and recalling December 7, 1941

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Keywords: Hawaii; Japanese soldiers; Kamikaze; Pearl Harbor; witness

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2:29 - Aftermath from Pearl Harbor and story of being drafted

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Keywords: arrested; Camp Blanding; drafted; father; Fort Snelling; Hawaii; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Pearl Harbor

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5:08 - Experiences at Camp Blanding and Fort Snelling

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Keywords: Camp Blanding; Fort Snelling; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service Language School

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8:03 - Communicating with the Japanese people

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Keywords: children; interrogate; Japan; Military Intelligence Service; military occupation; post-war

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9:31 - Remembering V-J Day and the voyage to Japan

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Keywords: furlough; Hawaii; Japan; Mt. Fuji; New York; transport; V-J Day

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12:38 - Teaching English to the Japanese people

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Keywords: children; communication; Japan; Japanese people; MIS; post-war; teaching

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17:22 - Seeing Japan for the first time and meeting family

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Keywords: brother; family; father; Japan; military occupation; post-war; POW; reunion

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20:41 - Wanting to help the people of Japan

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Keywords: aid; care package; Japanese people; starvation

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23:12 - Searching and finding a wife

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Keywords: Japan; Niigata; post-war; war bride; wife

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25:44 - Duties while in Japan

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Keywords: interrogate; Military Intelligence Service; officer; Pearl Harbor; POW; veteran benefits

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29:10 - Becoming a court reporter

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Keywords: Al Capone; career; Chicago; education; Hawaii

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33:04 - Living in Chicago

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Keywords: Chicago; crossroads; Hawaii; Hawaiian identity; Katonk; living; Mainland; respect; social activities

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39:15 - Visting Hawaii and Japan

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Keywords: family; Hawaii; Japan; reunion; singing

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42:34 - Story about father being arrested

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Keywords: arrested; community leaders; father; Hawaii; Issei; Pearl Harbor

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45:59 - Discussing sports

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Keywords: baseball; boxing; Fort Snelling; Hawaii; photographs; sports

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50:33 - Parents' occupation

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Keywords: Hawaii; Issei parents; machinery; shoemaker; smart; tires

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