0:00 - Introduction / parents background

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Keywords: Hiroshima, Japan; immigrant; Kent, Washington; mother; property; rent; rice farmers

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4:09 - Father's move to the United States

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Keywords: family conference; father; friends; Japan; opportunities; rice farm; Seattle; Tokyo

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6:45 - Father's occupations in Seattle / Mother moves from Japan

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Keywords: business; friends; grocery; restaurant; Seattle; siblings; transport

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7:55 - Eldest sister / Grandparents' reaction to the move

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Keywords: family; Japan; Kent, Washington; mislead; siblings

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9:07 - Japanese population around Kent, WA / Father's saw mill business

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Keywords: Alien land laws; attorney; box mill; farmers; father; saw mill

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13:20 - Starting farm with brother to help pay off father's debt

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Keywords: debt; farm; father; Great Depression; money; mother; obligations; parents

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15:43 - Values passed on by parents / Parents personality

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Keywords: Issei; Issei parents; Japanese culture; Japanese identity and values; Japanese language school

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19:35 - Memories of father / Father's characteristics compared to other Issei

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Keywords: death; Issei; Japanese immigrants; occupations; outgoing; personality; respect

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21:15 - Siblings -- Deaths in the family / Discrimination mother faced

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Keywords: Alien land laws; cancer; children; deaths; discrimination; Japanese people; mother; property

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25:18 - Making friends / Playing in school band

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Keywords: acceptance; band; Caucasian; clarinet; discrimination; friends; high school; operettas; plays

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