0:22 - Introduction -- Father immigrated from Japan and worked as a tenant farmer / Childhood in Stockton

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Keywords: arranged marriage; California; Delta Islands; farm; fishing; Hiroshima; Issei parents; Japan; picture brides; school; Stockton; tenant farmer; World War I

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5:46 - Primary school and education

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Keywords: eldest son; first grade; fishing; grasshoppers; insects; Portuguese; recess; river; school; school house; scolding; teacher

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8:42 - Segregated "Asians only" school / Learning English

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Keywords: Asians; barbed wire fence; bribery; Caucasians; Delta Island; elementary school; English language; family; Japanese Americans; mother; poor; school; segregation; sisters; sports; teacher; third grade; village

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14:56 - Parents as cooks for migrant workers / High school activities and Japanese American community

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Keywords: bathhouse; boy scouts; childhood; cooks; country; farm; farming; Filipino farmers; high school; Japanese Americans; Japanese farmers; migrant workers; Nisei; rice; social activities; Stockton

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18:52 - Segregated communities / High school social and athletic activities

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Keywords: cooking; discrimination; extracurricular activities; German language; grammar school; high school; Japanese American community; Japanese Americans; Japanese students; second class citizens; segregation; social activities; sports

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23:16 - Auto-mechanic school/ Drafted into the United States Army in 1940

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Keywords: auto mechanic; auto mechanic school; discrimination; draft lottery; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; junior college; military draft; racial discrimination; union; United States Army

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