Frank Takao oral history interview, part 1 of 5, September 25, 1999

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0:00 - Discussing prefecture origin; and familial description

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Partial Transcript: interview starts at 39 seconds

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Keywords: Hawaii; Issei parents; Nisei; siblings

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2:42 - Recalling childhood; weight limit football team; and Japanese movie

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Keywords: education; Nisei; sports

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5:57 - Recalling Japanese Language School; religion ; Japanese ancestry; and Parents' business

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Keywords: adolescent; Buddhism; education; employment; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Nisei

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9:13 - Discussing Parent's fruit cart; heritage; and Matsumoto Camp

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Keywords: employment; Issei parents; Japanese identity and values

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11:31 - Discussing Caucasian teachers; friendships; accountant dream

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Keywords: education; higher education; Japanese Americans; Nisei; war; World War Two

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13:32 - Recalling Pearl Harbor I

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Keywords: blackouts in war; employment; Japanese Americans; Nisei; war

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16:37 - Recalling Pearl Harbor II; high school; and Reserve Officer Training Corp

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Keywords: blackouts in war; bomb; employment; Hawaii; Japanese Americans; Nisei; school; war

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19:05 - Discussing Japanese language I

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Keywords: famiy; Issei parents; Japan; Japanese Americans; Nisei

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22:00 - Discussing Japanese language II; and military instructions

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Keywords: blackouts in war; bomb; community organizations; curfew; education; employment; Issei parents; Japan; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; movies; Nisei; Pearl Harbor; post-war; radio; war

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26:11 - Recalling interment camp

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Keywords: "evacuation"; Executive Order 9066; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Hawaii; Japanese Americans; Mainland; war

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