Akira Jack Kondo oral history interview, part 1 of 6, March 3, 2002

0:00 - Introduction; family background

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Hawaii; Hawaiian identity; Issei; Nisei; siblings

Subjects:

3:54 - Discussing K-12 education; and first job as auto mechanic

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: apprentice; auto mechanic; motor vehicles; primary school; secondary education

Subjects:

5:46 - Discussing father's job; railroad yardman

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: bridges; cargo; Hawaii; Issei; train; tugboat

Subjects:

8:49 - Discussing his mother's job; and work he did in youth

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: domestic work; grandmother; Nisei; siblings

Subjects:

10:39 - Discussing work he did as adolescent; longshoreman

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: cargo; pier; railroad; ship; siblings

Subjects:

12:51 - Discussing how he spent his free time; money he earned

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: family; income; movies; social activities

Subjects:

15:54 - Discussing family background II; religion and language

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Buddhism; Issei; Japanese language; Nisei

Subjects:

18:08 - Discussing ethnicity; Hawaii

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: childhood; friendship; Hawaiian identity; Japanese Americans; race relations

Subjects:

19:32 - Discussing recollections of Pearl Harbor attack and aftermath

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: aftermath; curfew; Hawaii; income; Japan; politics; sports

Subjects:

22:36 - Discussing enlisting in the army; family reaction

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: bon voyage; Japanese American soldiers; parents; party; volunteer

Subjects:

25:53 - Discussing travel to Honolulu; Tent City

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: basic training; pier; Schofield Barracks; ship

Subjects:

27:18 - Discussing travel to Oakland

Play segment Segment link

Direct segment link:

Partial Transcript:

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: Hawaiian identity; Iolani Palace; Mainland; ship

Subjects: