Isamu Inouye oral history interview, part 1 of 7, November 29, 1998

0:00 - Brief introduction and briefly discussing family

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Keywords: Hawaii; Issei parents; siblings

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1:15 - Discussing childhood

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Keywords: childhood activities; farming; Hawaii; Issei parents

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5:01 - Discussing schooling

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Keywords: childhood; discrimination; education; Pidgen English

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10:40 - Discussing Christianity

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Keywords: Christianity; chruch; Issei parents; religion

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13:12 - Working during childhood and political scene during high schools

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Keywords: employment; Japanese Americans; jobs; politics; wages

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15:42 - Discussing friends and speaking Japanese

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Keywords: childhood; friends; Japanese community; pre-war

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17:30 - Describing typical day and facing discrimination

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Keywords: childhood; discrimination; farming; Hawaii; pre-war

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19:25 - Feeling American but treated differently

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Keywords: high school; Japanese Americans; pre-war; tension

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20:58 - Being drafted before Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: draft; Hawaii; injury; physical examination

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