Yoshiaki Fujitani oral history interview, part 1 of 8, January 19, 2002

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0:31 - Introduction -- Issei parents immigrated to Hawaii from Japan

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Keywords: father; Hawaii; Honshu; immigrantion; Issei parents; Japan; missionary; mother

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2:05 - Father worked as a Buddhist missionary

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Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist minister; countryside; Hawaii; Judo; Maui; religion; social work; Sumo

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4:17 - Family -- First son of eight children

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Keywords: brothers; eldest son; family; Japan; siblings; sisters

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6:11 - Mother held the family together / Family took in three orphans

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Keywords: bilingual; Buddhist temple; college; education; Hawaii; orphans; public school; siblings

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9:02 - Lived in a parsonage on a plantation community camp

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Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist temple; Christian church; community housing; family; orphans; parsonage; plantation

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11:04 - Childhood activities and chores / Growing up in the Buddhist temple

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Keywords: Buddhism; Buddhist temple; childhood activities; chores; Honganji school; Japanese language school; Japanese language school teacher; life lessons; siblings; temple

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15:16 - Growing up among various social classes and ethnic groups

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Keywords: cannery; Caucasians; community housing; discrimination; ethnic groups; father; field workers; Filipino; football; friends; golf; Judo; plantation; plantation community; plantation workers; Sumo; teacher

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20:57 - Three orphans became a part of the family / Childhood activities -- Trouble making (Trashed a school)

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Keywords: childhood activities; family; hiking; juvenile delinquent; orphans; police officers; police station; swimming; trouble making

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24:39 - Being the first son in a Japanese family / Father conveyed Japanese values

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Keywords: father; first son; Japanese family; Japanese traditions; Japanese values; Judo

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