Partial Transcript: Paul is a member of the Nikkei International Association. The Nikkei International Association's goal is to maintain the relationship with other Japanese Americans overseas and promote the Japanese heritage. There are meetings every two years, and Paul has traveled to various places. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, there is a large population of Japanese. Paul discovers he is part of a Fukushima-Ken Kenshin-Kai. He shares a story about playing golf and says there is a language barrier. Paul mentions future meeting dates and reunions for the Nikkei International Association.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; community organizations; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; travel

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Partial Transcript: Paul meets with his children often, and they speak about everything. He would like to talk to his children about his wartime experiences. However, he does not share his military career. Paul's daughters worked on the court cases for Gordon Hirabayashi, Fred Korematsu, and Minoru Yasui. Therefore they are familiar with the Japanese American experience.

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Keywords: children; family; interment camp; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans; relocation centers; Sansei; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Paul instills in his children the value to help others. Paul's sister helps others by joining a Cadet Nursing Corps but now is a retired nurse. Paul's other sister works for the church and helps the community. Paul stresses assisting the community is very important. Paul discusses his grandson looking for a school to attend to give him the best education to serve the community.

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Keywords: higher education; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; Sansei; siblings; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: Paul thinks oral histories are vital for the future. Oral history is a resource that people can refer to as a reference. In the past, books are a way of documenting the history of military and non-military. In the present day, there are new technologies to record history. However, the most important is to retain the experiences of the Nisei to educate others.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans

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Partial Transcript: Recently his family recommended to Paul that he document his life. Paul feels his children and grandchildren will appreciate the oral history with the Hanashi Oral History Program. Paul loves photography and has over 400 albums of photos. He likes to record events of other people through photographs.

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Keywords: 442nd; Assembly Centers; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei veterans; photographs

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Partial Transcript: Paul says half of the photos taken are of his family, and he will keep those. The other photos from his collection will be donated to the museum. Paul's brother used to be a professional photographer and a photography instructor at El Camino College. Now, Paul's brother repairs cameras on his are time. Paul discusses the different types of cameras from manual to digital. Moreover, Paul has a camera collection from his brother.

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Keywords: family; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; siblings

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Partial Transcript: Paul likes to be active in the community, but there is not enough time. Paul is part of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) for more than 60 years. Paul would like to put more time into helping Go For Broke. However, if they need him for anything, he is willing to be there for the organization. Paul also goes to high schools and universities to speak to students about evacuation and his military service (Interview pauses at 22 minutes, 48 seconds. Interview resumes at 22 minutes, 53 seconds). Paul meets his wife in Manzanar. After the war, Paul goes to Chicago and marries his wife. They have three children.

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Keywords: 442nd; community organizations; dating; Japanese Americans; Manzanar; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei veterans; wedding

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Partial Transcript: Paul believes married is a personal thing and is between the two people in the relationship. Paul mentions his children's marriages and his grandchildren -Akira, Jared, Sean, Dana, and Elliot. Paul hopes to remember his grandchildren's names when he gets older. Paul discusses the meaning of his name and his sister, Rose's name.

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Keywords: family; Hapa; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; Sansei; siblings; Yonsei

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