Partial Transcript: Paul meets a Nisei officer in the Japanese Army at the surrender ceremony. Paul says he would like to learn more about the experiences of the Nisei in the Japanese Army. In Kyoto, Paul helps organize the breweries to sell alcohol to the United States Military.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; family; Japanese Americans; living conditions; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers

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Partial Transcript: Paul meets a man who runs a hotel, and he offers a room to him. Paul does not visit his relatives but sees them later post-war. Paul returns to the States to help his parents to find housing. Paul has a year left of his service, and the military offers him to reenlist for two more years. He declines. For his last year of service, Paul goes to Fort Lewis, WA. He is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, 23rd Regiment, First Sergeant of the Cannon Company.

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Keywords: family; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; living conditions; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; occupation

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Partial Transcript: Paul serves a year in Fort Lewis. Due to his overseas experience and knowledge of cannons, Paul goes to Camp Pendleton. He helps the Marines with learning how to land tanks. When Paul is discharged, he lives with his parents. Later, Paul has an opportunity to help sell homes in Gardena to Japanese Americans. He also buys a house for his parents. Paul says half of his unit goes to the Korean War, but he did not want to reenlist.

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Keywords: 442nd; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans

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Partial Transcript: After Paul's military career, he focuses on recording the stories of camp, 442nd, and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Paul's story goes to MGM studios, and they are willing to make a movie about the 442nd starring Van Johnson. Paul goes to Hawaii to recruit men who can speak pidgin English to make the film authentic. The movie is called Go For Broke, and it is a success. Working as a real estate agent, Paul does not have set hours. Therefore, he decides to work for MGM Studios and help them with narration.

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Keywords: "evacuation"; 442nd; employment; European Theater; Hawaiian identity; Hawaiian soldiers; interment camp; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans; Pacific Theater; relocation centers; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Working at MGM Studios, Paul meets Elizabeth Taylor and gets to know her well. After being discharged in San Pedro, he buys a home for his parents and works in the real estate and insurance business. Paul calls Gardena, CA, his home and becomes active with the city. The next phase of Paul's life is in politics.

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Keywords: discharge; employment; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: Post-war, Paul encounters discrimination looking for a job and renting a house. Finding a job is difficult, and Paul decides to get licensed in real estate to sell homes to other Japanese Americans. When Paul could not buy a home due to discrimination, he decided to rent. However, renting is too expensive. With the money Paul earned during his military career, he puts down payment on a house in Gardena for his parents.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; farm; homecoming; Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: Paul decides to live in Gardena because he gets the contractor to agree to sell homes to Japanese Americans. When Paul goes into the real estate business, the intention is to help other Japanese Americans. Paul recalls working with General MacArthur. General MacArthur's goal is to bet the enemy but does not want to sacrifice the American troops.

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Keywords: employment; farm; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Paul recalls working with General MacArthur. Paul thinks it is vital to have a leader who thinks about their people. He feels General MacArthur is an example of a good leader. In the Philippines, Paul is with the MP unit to set up a POW camp. As part of the MP unit, one of the assignments is to guard the roads for traffic. Paul encounters a colonel, and he feels Paul is wasting his skills on watching the road. Word get to MacArthur, and MacArthur orders Paul to Australia.

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Keywords: 442nd; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans; Philippines; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Paul knows other MIS are helping in the war through stories. He says many MIS stories need to be told. When he is active with the MIS group, he writes a story about John Aiso and the MIS. In 1980, Paul worked in Washington DC and met Lynn Crost. Later, Paul is offered the position of Executive Director of Commissioner of Wartime and Relocation Internment of Civilians.

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Keywords: "evacuation"; 442nd; Executive Order 9066; interment camp; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Pacific Theater; relocation centers; World War Two

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