0:00 - Introduction -- Father's journey to America from Japan

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Keywords: Issei parents; Kyushu Island; Long Island; Manhattan; Mexican Civil War; New York; visa

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1:35 - Parents married in New York City

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Keywords: business; East Coast; grandfather; horticulture; Japanese culture; Manhattan; marriage

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4:31 - Fondest memory of his father -- Singing Japanese songs

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Keywords: childhood memories; family; homesickness; Japanese language; language barrier

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6:31 - Grandfather was a cook for Anglo-Saxon family -- Exposure to Japanese and American culture through food / Taught friends about Japanese culture

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Keywords: bilingual; cultural differences; cultural values; German Americans; Hakujin; housemaid; Japanese language; Philadelphia

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11:12 - Father's patriotism towards Japan (pre-World War II)

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Keywords: "Gunka"; Emperor of Japan; family; homesickness; militarism; mother; politics

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13:23 - Acceptance within the American community -- Grandfather's success in greeenhouse business

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Keywords: Easter; elementary school; farmers; Great Depression; kindergarten; neighbors; teachers; WASP culture

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18:53 - Family lineage in Japan

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Keywords: ancestors; family name; family tree; father; Japanese ancestry

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21:33 - Ethnic make up of neighborhood / Mother's idea of being American

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Keywords: Americanization; elementary school; German Americans; high school; immigrants; Italian Americans; public school; suburbia

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24:18 - Friends from childhood / Attended Christian church

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Keywords: Christianity; church; congregation; grandfather; minorities; Protestant; religion; Sunday; Sunday school

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