0:00 - Introduction; family background

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Keywords: Issei parents; siblings

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2:36 - Discusses childhood early education; mother was a Japanese language teacher

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Keywords: Japanese language school; primary school; Seattle; siblings

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5:47 - Discusses childhood Japanese language school

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Keywords: Japanese language school; Nisei; Sansei

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8:34 - Discusses family ties to Japan pre-World War II; uncle was in Japan's navy, brother was a MISLS teacher for United States

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Keywords: japan; Japanese identity and values; military service

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9:59 - Discusses childhood II; sport and social activities

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Keywords: childhood activities; high school; sports

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12:46 - Discusses his childhood neighborhood and the reaction after Pearl Harbor attack

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Keywords: integrated community; race relations; urban communities

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16:12 - Discusses how his family got split up for internment camps; and details of his father

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Keywords: Crystal City; Issei parents; Manzanar; plumbing; siblings

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19:45 - Discusses going to internment camp with his family; and how he decided to enlist in US army

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Manzanar; siblings; travel

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22:57 - Discusses how and why his mother got sent to Crystal City (Texas)

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Keywords: Crystal City; German Americans; interment camp; Italian Americans; Japanese Americans

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