0:25 - Brief Introduction

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Keywords: Company F; Fort Snelling; Japantown; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Portland

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2:09 - Early childhood experiences

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Keywords: childhood activities; education; grandmother; Japan; Japanese people; mother; school

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5:01 - Influence of Issei values

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Keywords: childhood; cultural differences; Issei parents; Japanese identity and values; Meiji; Portland

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7:25 - Role as the only son

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Keywords: chores; family; grocery store; siblings; sisters

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9:19 - Relationship with Issei parents

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Keywords: father; Issei; Japantown; mother; Portland

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10:17 - Father's settlement in the United States

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Keywords: employment; immigration; marriage; New York; Portland

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11:55 - Pre-war school atmosphere

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Keywords: community; elementary school; ethnic groups; friendship; Issei parents

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13:49 - Building friendships with other Nisei

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Keywords: childhood; cultural connection; Japanese school; Nihonjin

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14:53 - Pre-war dreams and aspirations

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Keywords: ambition; college; education; goals; Issei parents

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15:53 - Growing up in Portland, Oregon

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Keywords: Boy Scouts; Japanese American community; Japanese food; Japantown; Nisei; picnic; religion; youth groups

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19:49 - Experience when Japan declared war on the United States

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Keywords: Caucasian friends; family; Nisei; Pearl Harbor; radio broadcast

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21:36 - Sentiment after the events of Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: Caucasian community; grocery store; mother; prejudice

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23:00 - Effects of Executive Order 9066

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Keywords: evacuation; father; forced removal; Issei; mother; personal belongings

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