0:00 - Interests as a young man / Things learned in Japanese language school

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Keywords: activities; conversation; farming; Japanese identity and values; Japanese language school; plays; reading; writing

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3:10 - Religion practiced by family / Adopting Christian holidays

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Keywords: "Jodo Shinshu"; American culture; Buddhism; Christianity; Christmas; churches; Halloween; religion

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6:08 - Flying lessons as a teenager / Later flying career

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Keywords: air field; airplanes; Boeing; float plane; instruction; lessons; pilot license; Seattle

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9:29 - Childhood best friends

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Keywords: Army Air Corps; friendship; Kent, Washington; military service; orchestra; pilot; POW; school

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10:51 - High school graduation / Forced to work rather than attend university

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Keywords: discrimination; farm; Great Depression; high school; house boy; monetary funds; mother; Nisei; University of Washington

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15:08 - Working as a salesman for a farm supply business after high school

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Keywords: consignment; farm supplies; farmers; job; marine byproducts; salesman; Seattle; travel

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18:47 - Importing Japanese rakes for resale in the United States

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Keywords: bamboo; business; foreign trade; imported goods; production costs; rakes; resale; Standard Oil; treaty

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24:29 - Selective service draft / Volunteering for Army service

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Keywords: Army; draft; military service; Selective Service; Standard Oil; U.S. government; volunteer; war

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25:21 - Basic training at Camp Roberts / Assignment to 160th Infantry Division -- Joining regimental band

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Keywords: 160th Infantry Regiment; 40th Infantry Division; basic training; Camp Roberts; infantryman; march; regimental band; San Luis Obispo, California

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