0:00 - Discussing hometown; US Infantry; Father; DMV; and employment

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Keywords: 442nd; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; family; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei

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2:53 - Discussing Modesto, CA; Gilroy, CA; farming; community; and benchi movies

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Keywords: adolescent; childhood activities; farm; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; social activities

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5:25 - Discussing public pool; interacting with other ethnicity; and Father moving

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Keywords: adolescent; childhood; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; segragation

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7:26 - Discussing siblings; Immigration Law 1924; feelings of war; and patriotism

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Keywords: adolescent; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; civil rights; education; family; Issei; Japanese Americans; loyalty; Nisei

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9:27 - Recalling December 7, 1941; basketball; discrimination; and Peace Time Draft

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; bomb; discrimination in the military; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Pearl Harbor; war

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13:07 - Recalling basic training; send off; American citizen; and Japanese language

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Keywords: community organizations; Fort Ord; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Nisei; sports; war

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15:47 - Discussing 7th Division; Mechanized Calvary Unit; armor scout car; duties

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Keywords: basic training; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Pearl Habor; war

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17:58 - Discussing 442nd Regimental Combat Team; induction; Jag unit; and reaction

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Keywords: American of Japanese ancestry; bomb; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Pearl Harbor; war

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20:39 - Recalling forced removal; Mother's health; Assembly Center; and furlough

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Keywords: civil rights; discrimination; famiy; farm; farming; interment camp; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Poston; Salinas; war

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23:29 - Discussing Mother's recovery; 442nd formation; and 100th Infantry Battalion

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Keywords: basic training; Camp Blanding; European Theater; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese American; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese language school; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; war; World War Two

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26:15 - Discussing physical condition; weapon training; anti-Japan; Camp Blanding; and segregation

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Keywords: "colored"; 442nd; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; cannon; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; kibei; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; rifle; war; World War Two

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