0:00 - Introduction- Family background- father

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Keywords: California; farm; Los Angeles

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2:46 - Family background II- name change

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Keywords: America; Japan; Okinawa; Tamashiro

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5:30 - Stigma between Japan and Okinawa

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Keywords: dialect; obon odori; tattoo

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8:52 - Family background III- Okinawa, father's features

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Keywords: demeanor; farm; nephew

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11:27 - Family background IV- mother, American loyalty, Christianity

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Keywords: current events; Issei parents; typhoid fever

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14:36 - Family background V- religion

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Keywords: Buddhist; Christianity; Imperial Valley; Okinawa; San Francisco

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17:34 - Boarding Houses

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Keywords: Fremont High School; Japan Town; Little Tokyo; Okinawans; Prohibition

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20:26 - Boarding Houses II

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Keywords: alcoholism; California; Los Angeles

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23:17 - Discussing father's struggle with alcoholism

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Keywords: San Francisco

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26:14 - Family background VI- mother

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Keywords: Cherry Blossom Festival; Fukuoka; obi; sake; yukata

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29:24 - Family background VII- mother, cultural celebrations

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Keywords: Issei parents

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32:02 - Family background VIII- mother's cultural training

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Keywords: father

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34:46 - Family background- siblings

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Keywords: business school

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40:00 - Cherished moments with father

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Keywords: ashes; father; Golden Gate National Cemetery; Japanese cemetery

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43:00 - Cherished moments with mother, Tani family

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Keywords: Daniel Tani; Paul Tani

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45:50 - Boarding Houses III- living conditions, Japanese decor

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Keywords: artifacts; emperor of Japan; empress of Japan; futon; mon

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48:34 - Schooling in San Francisco

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Keywords: Japan Town; Japanese language school; Okinawan dialect; Rafael Weill Elementary School

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51:34 - Schooling in San Francisco II- middle school, impactful people, getting to San Francisco

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Keywords: John Swett Junior High School; San Francisco

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54:31 - Getting to San Francisco II- good deeds

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; travel

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56:46 - Discussing family car, free time

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Keywords: Christianity; church; Los Angeles; stories

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