Grant Hayao Ichikawa oral history interview, part 1 of 2, July 19, 2009

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0:01 - Discussing military duty; and Japan surrendered I

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; military occupation; occupation; translation; war

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2:56 - Discussing military duty; and Japan surrendered II

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Lieutenant; linguistics; military occupation; occupation; ration

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5:51 - Discussing occupation

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Japanese American soldiers; linguistics; translation

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9:04 - Discussing Hiroshima, Japan I

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Japanese American soldiers; linguistics; military occupation; occupation

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12:00 - Discussing Hiroshima, Japan II

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; atomic bomb; Lieutenant; linguistics; translation

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15:16 - Recalling blueprint of Hiroshima

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; Lieutenant; linguistics; occupation

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18:04 - Discussing Japanese civilians; and MacArthur's plan

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; linguistics; occupation

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21:08 - Discussing women translators; and Nisei contributions to the war

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Keywords: Kibei; linguistics; Military Intelligence Service; MIS; occupation; war; World War Two

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24:04 - Discussing MacArthur's plan to rebuild Japan; and Japan's Emperor protection

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Keywords: Kibei; linguistics; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; occupation; surrender

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29:32 - Discussing translator's technique

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Keywords: interrogate; kibei; Nisei; occupation

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30:09 - Discussing Emperor of Japan

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Keywords: linguistics; military occupation; Nisei; translation; war

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33:00 - Discussing weapon band; Japanese identity; and values

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Keywords: Hakujin; Kibei; linguistics; Nisei; occupation

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36:22 - Discussing discrimination; and traditional Japanese culture

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Keywords: Hakujin; Japanese identity and values; Kibei; linguistics; military occupation; Nisei; occupation

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39:33 - Discussing Military Intelligence Service graduation

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; discrimination in the military; Hakujin; invasion; Japanese soldiers; linguistics; Nisei; second lietuent

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42:51 - Discuss military ranking; and atomic bomb scientist

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Keywords: discrimination; interment camp; linguistics; Military Intelligence Service; military occupation; MIS; occupation

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45:57 - Discussing mission; and memorable part of occupation

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Keywords: atomic bomb; civilians

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49:14 - Discussing use of atomic bomb I

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Keywords: Nisei; occupation; post-war

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53:17 - Discussing use of atomic bomb II

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Keywords: Nisei; occupation; war

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