0:00 - Introduction and discussing family background and history

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Keywords: Hawaii; immigration; Issei parents; Kekaha, Kauai; Okinawa

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1:46 - Childhood as an orphan

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Keywords: Hawaii; rphaned; siblings; Sugar plantation

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3:05 - Childhood education and religious background

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Keywords: Catholic; Christianity; Japanese language school; Kekaha Elementary School; sports; Waimea High School

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4:50 - Japanese American identity and multiculturalism

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Sugar plantation

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6:55 - Early adulthood, jobs, and career goals

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Keywords: employment; Honolulu; pre-war

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8:01 - Drafted into Army and Pearl Harbor bombing

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Keywords: Army basic training; Hawaii; Maui; Schofield Barracks

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11:55 - Royal T. Frank torpedoed and the journey to and experiences at Camp McCoy

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Japanese Americans; Oakland; submarine; treatment; voyage

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17:45 - Recollections about Colonel Turner and relationships with 100th Battalion members

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Keywords: army food; camaraderie; Camp Shelby; Colonel Turner; Farrant L. Turner

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20:02 - Going to Europe and Camp Shelby

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Keywords: 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate); Europe deployment; European Theater; Mississippi; records

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