0:00 - Introduction, parents immigration, and early life in Honolulu Hawaii

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Keywords: draft; Japan; Oahu; picture brides; plantation

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3:00 - Early life in Honolulu Hawaii II, parents employment, and parents backstories

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Keywords: friendship; loan; restaurant; salesman; tuberculosis

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6:00 - Parents backstories II, siblings, and experiences with discrimination

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Keywords: badges; Hawaii; Hawaiian Territorial Guard; Japan; Japanese Americans

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9:00 - Experiences with discrimination II, Varsity Victory Volunteers, reasons for volunteering, and joining the 442nd regimental Combat Team

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Keywords: carpentry; discharge; Japanese Americans; physical exam; rifle

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12:00 - Joining 442nd Regimental Combat Team II, being a part of the band, and childhood activities

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Keywords: Hawaii; instruments; letter bearer; park; sports

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15:00 - Childhood activities II, education, and getting around town

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Keywords: Japanese language school; primary school; streetcar; toys; walking

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18:00 - High school, higher education, and post-war life

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Keywords: band; construction; Japanese language school; Lawerence University; Pearl Harbor

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21:00 - Return to Hawaii, Honolulu Symphony, tutoring, and Japanese language school

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Keywords: cultual heritage; flute; Japanese identity and values; salary; teacher

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24:00 - Japanese language school II and playing the flute

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Keywords: education; exam; music; orthodontists; trumpet

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27:00 - Japanese language school III

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Keywords: democracy; emperor; high school; Japan; Kanji

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