0:00 - Introduction / John Togashi's children and grandchildren

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Keywords: children; family

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2:53 - Childhood in Modesto, California / Occupations of mother and father

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Keywords: boarding house; farmers; father; friends; Issei; Japanese language school; migrant labor; mother

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6:15 - Personal identity during childhood

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Keywords: ethnic and cultural identity; Japanese Americans; Japanese language school

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8:16 - Childhood activities and dating

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Keywords: basketball; football; girlfriend; movies; sports; track

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10:43 - Role models during childhood

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Keywords: Babe Ruth; baseball; football; Lou Gehrig

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12:10 - Favorite music

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Keywords: Benny Goodman; dances; Glenn Miller; Harry James; music; musicians; Swing

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13:14 - Thoughts about the US Constitution during childhood

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Keywords: Constitution; history; Japanese Americans; laws

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14:58 - Knowledge of the tensions between Japan and America before Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Japan; tensions; United States

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15:35 - Family back in Japan

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Keywords: family; family news; father; Grandparents; life in Japan; siblings

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18:32 - The bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: anxieties; emotions; parents; Pearl Harbor; radio; sisters

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21:49 - The Japanese religious and cultural identity of the family

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Keywords: Bushido; illness; Issei parents; Japanese identity and values; Samurai; Shikata ga nai; traditions

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23:33 - American identity and the effect of Pearl Harbor on personal feelings

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Keywords: assembly; high school; Japanese Americans; jokes; principal

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26:30 - Interactions with American friends after Pearl Harbor / Reflecting back on personal perceptions during that moment in time

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Keywords: emotions; friends; friendship; high school; understanding

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