0:00 - Living conditions in postwar Japan

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Keywords: bombings; damage; homeless; Japan; post-war; radiation; starvation; Tokyo Imperial Palace

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3:56 - Travel through Japan / Japanese citizens reaction towards American soldiers

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Keywords: American soldiers; civilians; hostility; Japan; occupation; physical attack; travel

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5:17 - Length of stay in Japan / What an invasion of Japan would have been like

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Keywords: atomic bomb; bunkers; casualty; civilians; combat; invasion; Occupation of Japan; soldiers

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7:39 - Counter Intelligence Corps interrogation of Japanese soldiers / Discharge from the Army

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Keywords: Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC); discharge; interpreters; interrogation; Japanese soldiers; military service; points; war crimes

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9:29 - Basic training instructors / Incident with marines using derogatory language

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Keywords: "Jap"; Pacific Theater; racism; respect; Spokane, Washington; veterans

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11:30 - Recognition of Nisei veterans at Pearl Harbor survivor ceremony

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Keywords: acceptance; forgiveness; memorial service; Nisei veterans; Pearl Harbor; prejudices; recognition; treatment

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14:47 - Reunion with childhood neighbor

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Keywords: basketball; butcher; Kamikaze; memorial service; neighbor; Pearl Harbor; Skykomish, Washington; survivors

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16:44 - Return to college after discharge from the Army

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Keywords: Boeing; engineering; higher education; Japanese Americans; Nisei soldiers; prejudices; University of Washington

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18:29 - Working in design engineering at Boeing -- Projects worked on

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Keywords: aerospace industry; Boeing; bombers; design engineering; Hubble Telescope; project; work

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19:35 - Retirement / Participating in Iron Man Triathlon

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Keywords: arteries; biking; heart condition; retirement; running; swimming; training

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23:55 - "Walk for Rice"

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Keywords: angioplasty; Asian community; church; food bank; fundraiser; hunger; poverty; rice

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26:28 - Wife / Children & grandchildren

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Keywords: adoption; family; foster child; grandchildren; marriage; University of Washington

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