Stanley Akita oral history interview, part 1 of 6, October 29, 2001

0:00 - Early life, mothers childhood, and mothers personality

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Keywords: Drug store; handrighting; Hawaii; Japanese language school; plantation

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3:00 - Mothers appearance and fathers childhood

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Keywords: Discipline; Japanese identity and values; normal school; plantation; teacher

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6:00 - Fathers childhood II

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Keywords: Friendship; normal school; plantation; sports; teacher

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9:00 - Father's childhood III, life on the plantation, grandparents, and Japanese language

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Keywords: Family; Hiroshima; Japan; sports; store

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12:00 - Japanese language II, religion, siblings, and Japanese language school

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Keywords: Buddhism; cultural heritage; grandparents; Japanese identity and values; teacher

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14:50 - Japanese language school and life on the plantation II

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Keywords: Cultural heritage; emperor; Filipino; Japanese identity and values; Portuguese

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17:12 - Life on the plantation III and learning to shoot a gun

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Keywords: Air rifle; family; Japanese Americans; Portugesue; sports

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20:11 - Fathers teaching career, education, and fondest memories

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Keywords: Family; high school; Hilo; plantation; primay school

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22:59 - Education II and childhood ambitions

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Keywords: Dorm; hero; leisure time; radio; sports

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25:59 - Junior high school and high school experiences

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Keywords: Education; friendship; game; social activities; sports

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28:40 - American identity

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Keywords: Civil rights; Japan; Japanese Americans; Pearl Harbor; World War Two

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