0:25 - Introduction -- Issei parents worked on a sugar cane plantation in Wailua, Hawaii

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Keywords: Buddhist priest; father; Hawaii; Issei parents; Japan; Japanese language school; mother; Oahu; plantation; plantation workers; railroad cars; sugar cane; sugar cane plantation; temple; Wailua

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7:34 - Father was a Buddhist Priest and a Japanese language school teacher

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Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist priest; Buddhist Temple; father; Issei parents; Japanese language school; Japanese language school teacher; plantation worker; sugar plantation

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9:35 - Community housing camps on the sugar plantation

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Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist Temple; community housing; congregation; grocery store; Japanese American community; living conditions; market; plantation owners; plantation workers; sugar cane plantation; swimming pool

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15:43 - Mother's influential presence within the family / One of eight children

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Keywords: brothers; children; English name; family; Fire Station; Issei parents; Japanese name; mother; siblings; sisters; volunteer for service; Wailua

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20:29 - Educational background -- Wailua Elementary School to University of Michigan, Law School

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Keywords: childhood; high school; higher education; junior high school; Law School; professional school; school; school teacher; university; University of Michigan; Waliua Elementary School

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22:38 - Childhood activities -- Camping on the beach / Stole pineapples from railroad cars / Crab fishing ("crabbing")

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Keywords: beach; camping; childhood activities; crabbing; crabs; fishing; fishing net; hiking; pineapple; railroad cars; railroad station; railroad track

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