0:00 - Childhood -- Camping on the beach with friends

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Keywords: beach; camp fire; camping; childhood activities; friends

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1:16 - Responsibilities carried out at the Buddhist Temple

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Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist priest; Buddhist services; Buddhist Temple; father; Japanese language school; New Year's Day; New Year's Eve; religion; religious services; Wailua

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5:00 - Traditional Japanese New Year's celebration

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Keywords: Japanese culture; Japanese food; Japanese tradition; mochi; mochitsuki; New Year's Day; rice; sushi

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6:52 - Childhood -- Hawaiian neighbors made kahlua pig

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Keywords: brothers; Buddhist temple; family; friends; Hawaii; Hawaiian food; high school; luau; neighborhood; neighbors; siblings; sisters

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11:24 - Childhood -- Enjoyed eating plantation Japanese food

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Keywords: camping; childhood; family; fishing; friends; Japanese food; plantation; sugar plantation

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13:09 - Upbringing in a traditional Japanese household

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Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist temple; father; Issei parents; Japanese family; Japanese values; obedience; Sunday school

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16:32 - Values learned at Japanese language school / Taking Kendo lessons

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Keywords: Issei parents; Japanese language; Japanese language school; Japanese values; judo; karate; Kendo; martial arts; obedience

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20:22 - Childhood -- Grade school experiencel / Speaking Pidgin English

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese ancestry; Caucasians; Filipinos; Haole; Hawaiians; Japanese Americans; Pidgin; Pidgin English; school; teachers

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23:24 - Attended Andrew E. Cox Junior High School and McKinley High School

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Keywords: brother; English language; Hawaii; high school; Honolulu; junior high school; Law School; lawyer; middle school; Pidgin; Pidgin English; University of Michigan

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25:58 - Worked as a carpenter after high school / Enjoyed going to the movies

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Keywords: carpenter; carpentry; movie theater; movies; outhouse; social dances

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27:55 - Hearing about the Pearl Harbor attack

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Keywords: Japanese Army; Pearl Harbor; Wailua

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