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Segment Synopsis: He describes growing up in Kauai. He attended Japanese school, played various sports, and played the tuba.

Keywords: Japanese language school; Kauai

Subjects: Community activities--Sports--Basketball Education--Japanese language schools Education--Public schools

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Segment Synopsis: He describes growing up with his three siblings in Kauai. He talks about how his parents met and what they did for a living on Kauai. For entertainment, he used to sing Hawaiian songs.

Keywords: f amily; fishing; homemaking; Japanese language school; picture brides; siblings; songs and music

Subjects: Community activities--Sports--Fishing Education--Japanese language schools Hawaii--songs and music Identity and values--Family Immigration and citizenship--Picture brides

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Segment Synopsis: He remembers what he was doing during the Bombing of Pearl Harbor. He describes how his first attempt to volunteer for the army was unsuccessful, until his neighbor, Chaplain Yamada, helped him enlist.

Keywords: higher education; Pearl Harbor

Subjects: Education--Higher education World War II--Military service World War II--Military service--Recruiting and enlisting World War II--Pearl Harbor and aftermath

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Segment Synopsis: After being accepted into the army, he went to Schofield Barracks to be assigned for basic training. He was sent to Mississippi to complete basic training. Even though his friends from Kauai were assigned to different companies, they still got together to "talk story." He believes that the Japanese American recruits' training was tougher than the other American recruits, but it allowed them to endure more in battle -- sparking their motto "Go For Broke".

Keywords: basic training; Go For Broke; homesickness; insects--fleas ("chiggers"); Schofield Barracks; talk story

Subjects: Japanese Americans--World War II Military service World War II--Military education--Basic training World War II--Military service

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Segment Synopsis: One of the values that his parents instilled in him growing up was discipline. He believes that his parents' strict behavior helped him during basic training.

Keywords: child rearing; Issei parents; Japanese identity and values

Subjects: Identity and values Identity and values--Issei Identity and values--Japanese American identity

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Segment Synopsis: He explains that, in the army, you learned to accept whatever you were given. He made close friends with the men in his company and explains the meaning of camaraderie.

Keywords: basic training; camaraderie; Nisei soldiers

Subjects: Japanese Americans--World War II World War II--Military service