0:13 - Tanforan Assembly Center/ Living quarters in horse stall

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Keywords: army blankets; assembly center; bedding; bus ride; family; family numbers; hay; horse stall; identification; internment camp; living quarters; mattresses; Oakland; San Francisco

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1:21 - First impressions/ Recreational activities at Tanforan

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Keywords: assembly center; boredom; camp; cards; classes; comments; emotions; explore; family; feelings; food; friends; graduate; Oakland; ping pong; racetrack; recreation hall; students; Topaz Relocation Camp; unhappy

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4:14 - Typical day and employment/ Music and free time

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Keywords: activities; Assembly center; ”beer barrel polka”; big band music; classes; clothing; dishwasher; drumming; employment; family; farm; friends; high school; Japanese records; jobs; locals; mealtimes; mess tall; music; Oakland; parents; personal effects; polka; possessions; radio; reading; records; recreation hall; socializing; softball; sports; students; touch football; track

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7:58 - Rumors around camp/ Thoughts about being interned

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Keywords: army; Constitution; country; deportation; fear; future; injustice; internment; Japan; majority; plans; questions; release; relocation camps; rumors; Tanforan; US; war

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10:40 - Finding out about being relocated/ Journey to Topaz War Relocation Center

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Keywords: Asian; assembly center; camp; coast; curiosity; desert; dirty; final destination; high school; internment camp; journey; kids; move; Native American; parents; relocation camp; Sierra Mountains; smoke; Tanforan; Topaz Internment Camp; Topaz Relocation Camp; train; trucks; uncomfortable; Utah

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14:08 - First impression of Topaz/ Living quarters

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Keywords: apartment; barbed wire; barracks; blankets; construction; cots; dirty; dusty; first impression; guard tower; heating; iron-cast stove; living quarters; perimeter; privacy; sentry; Topaz Internment Camp; Topaz Relocation Camp; wire

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15:48 - Learning about draft of Niseis/ Questionnaire and Yes-Yes vs. No-No boys

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Keywords: 4C; army; beaten; best friend; birthday; bully; disown; draft; draft card; eighteen; enemy alien; father; government; health; high school studnets; Japanese-Americans; military; mother; no-no boy; opportunity; owe; pro-Japan; prohibit; questionnaire; recruiters; Salt Lake City; sanatarium; Santa Clara; sports; Topaz; Topaz Internment Camp; University of Utah; volunteer; yes-yes

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21:11 - Physical exam and choice to serve

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Keywords: 1A; 4F; army doctor; choice; draft notice; Fort Douglas; illness; lesion; lung; medical; paperwork; Salt Lake City; TB; train; tuberculosis; war; x-rays

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22:49 - Basic training and embarkation

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Keywords: basic training; blood pressure; camp; Camp Blanding; draft; effect; field pack; fighting; firearms; Florida; friends; heat stroke; hot; leave; light pack; marches; New Jersey; Nisei; physical; port of embarkation; shoyu; soy sauce; Topaz; training; tuberculosis; visit; weather

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