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Segment Synopsis: He describes his childhood, growing up in Hawai'i. He talks about the Cavalier's club that he created. He also talks about boxing.

Keywords: baseball; boxing; Camp Savage; Cavalier's Club; childhood; Hawaii; Honolulu; music; school

Subjects: Community activities--Sports--Boxing Geographic communities--Hawai'i

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about boxing. He was a boxing instructor after coming home from the army.

Keywords: Africa; Boston; boxing; boxing instructor; Camp Shelby; football; Massachusetts; music; sports

Subjects: Community activities--Sports--Boxing

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Segment Synopsis: He introduces his parents and their occupation. He also talks about his older brother, who taught him how to play the guitar. He talks about his family life.

Keywords: brothers; discrimination; father; fire; general contractor; guitar; high school graduation; Issei parents; mother; music teacher; siblings; sisters; ukelele

Subjects: Arts and literature--Performing arts--Music Identity and values--Family Identity and values--Parents Race and racism--Discrimination

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Segment Synopsis: He describes his favorite memories of he and his childhood friends.

Keywords: classmate; family; Hawaii; high school; Japanese Americans; mainland; McKinley High School; nicknames; plantation; plantation life; social dances

Subjects: Education--Public schools Geographic communities--Hawai'i Identity and values--Japanese American identity Industry and employment--Agriculture--Plantations

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about instances of discrimination that he faced while going to school in San Francisco. He also describes the different jobs that he worked.

Keywords: bar; Caucasian; discrimination; Haole; Japanese American; music; police officers; San Francisco; union

Subjects: Education--Higher education Identity and values--Japanese American identity Race and racism--Discrimination

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Segment Synopsis: He describes the difficulty of trying to get a job in Hawai'i before being drafted due to racial discrimination.

Keywords: army; Caucasians; discharge; discrimination; drafted; jobs; labor shortage; Mainland; military service

Subjects: Industry and employment Industry and employment--Organized Labor Race and racism--Discrimination World War II--Military service

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Segment Synopsis: He describes the kind of shenanigans that he and his friends used to get into in high school.

Keywords: cigarettes; friends; rascal; teacher

Subjects: Education--Public schools