Frank Mizufuka oral history interview, part 2 of 8, July 20, 2003

0:36 - Dyed hair red to fit in with Caucasian classmates -- Disapproval from the Japanese American community / Wore unwashed trousers for a year

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Keywords: Caucasians; high school; Japanese culture; Japanese school teacher; teenager

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7:12 - Difference between judo and wrestling

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Keywords: black belt; high school; recreational activities

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10:02 - Played football for Whittier High School -- Won a CIF State Championship

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Keywords: All-American; basketball; high school; quarterback; Rose Bowl; sports; Stanford University; wrestling

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13:51 - Involvement in student government / Crashed high school parties

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Keywords: chastised; dancing; Japanese American community; music; school newspaper; troublemaker

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17:41 - Learned to play the mandolin / Parents learned flower arrangement and origami

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Keywords: Japanese community; Japanese culture; Japanese language school; judo; musical instrument

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19:14 - Little aspirations of what to do after high school -- Believes relocation created more opportunities for the Nisei

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Keywords: farming; higher education; language barriers; obligations; reparation

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22:55 - Attended Fullerton Community College / Offered an athletic scholarship for wrestling

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Keywords: agriculture; business; graduation; high school; junior college

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24:51 - Enlisted into the military in November 1941 -- First assigned to the 83rd Infantry Unit (Caucasian unit)

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Keywords: basic training; enlistment; European War; Nisei; overseas; Pacific Theater; Pearl Harbor; pre-war

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28:36 - December 7th, 1941 -- Had to report back to Camp Roberts

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Keywords: Alhambra; barracks; Japan Town; Little Tokyo; Los Angeles; Pearl Harbor; Sunday morning

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