0:00 - Discussing decision to enlist; Tom Okeno lawyer; and Nisei Regiment Group

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; community leaders; Hawaii; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; war; World War Two

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3:53 - Discussing telling parents about enlisting; and brother in Japan

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; correspondence; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; Nisei; siblings; war

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6:19 - Recalling going away party; and night before induction

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; family; Japanese Americans; Nisei; siblings; war

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8:45 - Recalling Honolulu; Iolani Palace; Schofield Barracks; and tests

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Keywords: basic training; Hawaii; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; travel; war; World War Two

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10:40 - Discussing attitude test; Oakland; Camp Shelby ; and refreshments from locals

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Keywords: basic training; blackouts in war; Hawaii soldiers; Japanese Americans; mainland; Mainland soldiers; Nisei; travel; war

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12:52 - Discussing Anti-tank Company;Company I; and Infantry company training I

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; basic training; Camp Shelby; Japanese American soldiers; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; rifle

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15:50 - Discussing Anti-tank Company;Company I; and Infantry company training II

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Keywords: "Buddha heads"; 442nd; 442nd Regimental Combat Team; basic training; Camp Shelby; combat; Japanese American soldiers; Mainland; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; war

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17:58 - Discussing furloughs; and Bronx Zoo; and Jerome I

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Keywords: "Jap"; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; discrimination; Executive Order 9066; friendship; Hawaiian identity; interment camp; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese Americans; mainland; Nisei; prejudices; racism; travel; war; World War Two

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20:35 - Discussing furloughs; and Bronx Zoo; and Jerome II

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; community leaders; discrimination; Executive Order 9066; family; friendship; Hawaiian identity; Hawaiian soldiers; interment camp; Japanese Americans; Nisei; plantation; racism

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23:39 - Recalling reaction to interment camp; Louisiana; and maneuver training

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; basic training; Executive Order 9066; Issei; Japanese Americans; Mainland; military personnel; Nisei; war; World War Two

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