Shigeo Takayama oral history interview, part 1 of 4, January 26, 2003

0:00 - Brief introduction, discussing family, and growing up in Pasadena

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Keywords: California; childhood; education; Issei parents

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3:40 - Discussing playing baseball and Jackie Robinson

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Keywords: religion; sports; teammate

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6:05 - Growing up in Pasadena II and home life

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Keywords: Christianity; discrimination; Japanese identity and values; prejudices

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9:07 - Discussing teachers and playing football

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Keywords: education; Japanese Americans; sports

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11:14 - Discussing Career aspirations

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Keywords: college; education; employment

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14:38 - Discussing being drafted and remembering December 7, 1941

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Keywords: Calvary; Engineer Company; horse; Pearl Harbor

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19:39 - Aftermath from Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: family; Fort Ord; Gila River; incarceration camps; Pasadena

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24:59 - Discussing father

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Keywords: gardening; incarceration camps; Japanese Americans; post-war

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26:30 - Being reassigned and helping others

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Keywords: Fort Sill; interview; teaching; unit (military)

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