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Segment Synopsis: He retells the speech that he told a Japanese town during his time in Japan during the occupation.

Keywords: civil rights; father; freedom; Issei; Japanese civilians; migration; Occupation of Japan

Subjects: Identity and values Identity and values--Issei

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Segment Synopsis: He was assigned to be a translator in Japan. He tells the story of a guy he worked with that slacked off and blamed other people for being behind -- Ken called him out on it. In addition, Ken talks about working at the Tojo Trails (war crimes). He describes the different trails that he transcribed and translated for.

Keywords: Admiral Toyoda; Allied Forces; civil court; civilian service; extortion; Hakujin; hospital; interpretation; Japanese people; lawyer; Occupation of Japan; Philippines; promotion; prosecution; Tojo trials; translation; translator; war crimes

Subjects: Military service--Postwar Occupation of Japan

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Segment Synopsis: He describes how he and his wife met. He and his wife moved back to the states. However, they had trouble finding and buying a house because realtors would not sell to them.

Keywords: Admiral Toyota; Boyle Heights; brother; Chicago; dating; discrimination; Gardena; Los Angeles; marriage; Nisei; Nisei veteran; overseas; property ownership; Tojo Trials; war crimes trial; wife

Subjects: Geographic communities--California--Los Angeles Race and racism--Discrimination

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about his five children.

Keywords: children; daughter; son

Subjects: Identity and values--Children Identity and values--Family

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Segment Synopsis: The message he presents to future generations is to be good American citizens and be proud to be Japanese. He shares his thanks to the Go For Broke foundation for sharing the Nisei veteran story.

Keywords: Americans of Japanese ancestry; future generations; Japanese American; loyalty; Nisei legacy; Nisei story; oral history; pride; Sansei; Yonsei

Subjects: Identity and values--Japanese American identity

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Segment Synopsis: He talks about what his war experience means to him.

Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion; 442nd RCT; military experience; military service; opportunities; war experience

Subjects: Military service