Munetatsu "Moon" Saito oral history interview, part 2 of 5, April 2, 2003

0:00 - Joseph Rider Farrington; social class in Hawaii circa 1940s

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Keywords: government; Hawaiian identity; Japanese Americans

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3:33 - Describes details of chauffeur duties; racism in Hawaii in wartime

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Keywords: enemy alien; Japanese identity and values; race discrimination

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5:49 - Motivation for joining 442nd Regiment; the legacy of the experience

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; future generations; race discrimination

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7:21 - Race relations at work post Pearl Harbor; newspaper business, Star Bulletin and Star Advertiser

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Keywords: Hawaii; Japanese Americans; race discrimination; racism

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10:01 - Recollection of Pearl Harbor attack

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Keywords: Hawaii; Japanese Americans; racism

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12:40 - Describes how he volunteered for 442nd Regiment

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese American soldiers; Schofield Barracks

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14:55 - "Tent City" at Schofield Barracks

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Keywords: 442nd; family; Hawaiian soldiers

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18:04 - Describes 442nd parade at 'Iolani Palace

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Keywords: Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; Japanese identity and values

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20:38 - Describes arriving on mainland

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; race discrimination; San Francisco

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22:27 - Friendship with Mississippi family

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Keywords: 442nd; Camp Shelby; K Company; social activities

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25:01 - Post-war friendship with Mississippi family; photographs

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Shelby; Japanese American soldiers

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