0:24 - Introduction -- Attended Christian church services with Father / Family worked on Lettuce Farm in Manoa, Hawaii / Participated in Kendo

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Keywords: Buddhist; childhood; Christian; Christianity; church; farmers; Hawaii; Honolulu; Japanese language school; judo; kendo; parents; religion; siblings

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4:16 - Childhood -- Enjoyed fishing, camping, and playing street football

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Keywords: camping; childhood; fishing; football; Hawaii; recreational activities

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6:52 - Mother was a Buddhist / Parents returned to Japan -- Survived off of their farm

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Keywords: American citizen; Buddhism; Buddhist; Christian; church; family; farm; farmers; Issei parents; Japan; Marshall Law; religion; siblings; values

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10:01 - Worked for US Engineering Department during the war

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Keywords: construction; engineer; fortification; Hawaii; US Army; US Engineering Department

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11:30 - Childhood -- Lived with family on sugar cane plantation camp

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Keywords: Big Five; Hakujin; Hawaii; Issei parents; plantation; plantation camp; reservoir; sugar cane

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13:30 - Took dancing lessons in high school / December 7, 1941 -- Filipino man accused him and friends of bombing Pearl Harbor / Friend searched by FBI

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Keywords: anti-aircraft; carpentry; construction; dancing lessons; FBI; gambling; high school; intermediate school; Japanese military; Pearl Harbor; pidgin; poker; street car; US government

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17:13 - Lived happy life prior to Pearl Harbor attack -- Made "pineapple swipe" liquor

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; friendships; Haole; Hawaii; liquor; pineapple

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19:42 - War broadened scope of life: Traveled and met new people / Dated many girls in high school

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Keywords: girlfriends; high school; military service; opportunities; war

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21:46 - Fishing in Manoa Valley -- Filipinos cooked all types of fish

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Keywords: Filipino food; Filipinos; fish; fishing; Manoa Valley; stream

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23:43 - Devastated by attack on Pearl Harbor -- Happy to be a part of Segregated Unit / Joined the U.S. Engineering Department

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Keywords: declaration of war; Hakujin; Japan; Japanese values; President Roosevelt; segregated unit; segregation; US Engineering Department; volunteer for service; war

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