Albert Yamamoto oral history interview, part 4 of 4, June 9, 2010

0:00 - First time smoking and a United States Military encampment

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Keywords: Cigarettes; Matsuyama; Nisei soldiers; principal; Tokyo

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3:00 - United States Military encampment II and interactions with the Nisei soldiers

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Keywords: Inn; Japanese Americans; Matsuyama; Seattle; Tokyo

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6:00 - Interactions with the Nisei soldiers II, American GIs, and American era in Japan

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Keywords: Encampment; family; packages; Seattle; Washington

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9:00 - American Era in Japan II and life in Tokyo

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Keywords: Factory; family; Japanese identity and values; living conditions; neighborhood

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12:00 - Life in Tokyo II and application to return to the United States

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Keywords: Freight train; General Douglas MacArthur; interpreter; meals; train depot

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15:00 - Application to return to the United States II and return to America

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Keywords: Consulate; living conditions; military pass; railroad; Yokohama

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18:00 - Return to America II, Chicago, and applying to college

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Keywords: Education; family; Japanese; siblings; steamship

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21:00 - Applying to college II and higher education

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Keywords: Economics; GI Bill; Milton Friedman; probation; professor

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24:00 - Higher education II

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Keywords: Credits; high school; tuition; University of Chicago; Yale University

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27:00 - Higher education III, draft, assignment to Japan, and journey to Japan

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Keywords: Basic training; Fort Lewis; math; transfer; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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30:00 - Journey to Japan II, language exam, changes in Japan, and work as a linguist

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Keywords: Camp Drake; Korean War; Russian; ship; Yokohama

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33:00 - Work as a linguist II and Section Commander

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Keywords: Administration; California; exam; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Monterey

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36:00 - Section Commander II, discharge, fathers death, and manager at laundry mat

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Keywords: Cancer; family; Fort Sheridan; hotel; party

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39:00 - Manager at laundry mat II, first time meeting wife, marriage, children, and grandchildren

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Keywords: Chicago; lease; retirement; Seattle; travel

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42:00 - Grandchildren II, work as a linguist III, and interpretation work for the military

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Keywords: Cultural heritage; Gosei; Nisei; train depot; Yonsei

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45:00 - Interpretation work for the military II and sharing war stories with family

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Keywords: Autobiography; exam; Japan; score; writing

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48:00 - Sharing war stories with family II, hopes for children and grandchildren, and American era in Japan III

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Keywords: Autobiography; friendship; General Douglas MacArthur; nostalgia; photographs

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51:00 - American era in Japan IV and Japanese American interpreters

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Keywords: Emperor; GI; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; Nisei soldiers; oral history

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