Lawson Sakai oral history interview, part 1 of 9, August 30, 2003

0:00 - Introduction; and Paul Teruya discusses his father

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; employment; Hilo; Japan; Los Angeles; sugar cane

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2:42 - Teruya discusses his mother; and Sakai discusses his parents

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Keywords: California; employment; farm; Hawaii; Japan; train

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5:54 - Sakai's parents II- discussing farming; and Alien Land Laws

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Keywords: California; employment; Southern California Flower Association; vegetables

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8:18 - Sakai describes dry farming

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Keywords: crops; farmers; Los Angeles; Palos Verdes

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9:46 - Teruya discusses his siblings

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Keywords: 442nd; Army; brother; M Company; sister

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12:19 - Teruya discusses his childhood; neighborhood; and experiences with discrimination

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Keywords: home; Honolulu; moving; Okinawa

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14:57 - Teruya discusses childhood friendships and diving hobby

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Keywords: fish; Hawaii; lung diving; spear

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17:45 - Sakai discusses his siblings; brother-in-law; and moving

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Keywords: "evacuation"; death; doctor; hospital; Poston; sister

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20:46 - Sakai's siblings II

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Keywords: death; games; knife; parents; sister

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22:10 - Sakai's parents religion; and parents' personalities and physical traits

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Keywords: Buddhism; church; education; employment; Issei parents; relatives

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24:57 - Sakai's favorite memories of parents; discussing interactions with Hawaiians; and childhood food

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Keywords: Blue Hills; church; father; ice cream; Pidgin English; ranch; summer

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