0:00 - Japanese name meaning / Origin of name

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Keywords: baron; enterprises; farmer; first name; first son; mountain; mulberry; silk; translation

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1:42 - Siblings' names and birth order

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Keywords: American; anglicize; California; daughter; George Washington; Newtown; Pennsylvania; siblings

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2:53 - Growing up in a household of four siblings

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Keywords: 59th Street; apartment; Brownstone; children; friends; household; playmates; restaurant

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4:26 - Playing with neighborhood friends around New York City

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Keywords: 58th Street; 59th Street Library; apartment; Brownstones; cards; Central Park; children; clocks; coal pits; fire escapes; Grand Central Station; marbles; Park Avenue; playground; rooftops; rubber bands; sling-shots

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8:56 - Mother busy running household and helping prepare meals for workers and children

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Keywords: children; employment; friends; grocery store; Russian-Jewish

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10:48 - Attending makeshift Japanese school at local Presbyterian church

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Keywords: church; etiquette; gamesMitsui Company; immigrants; language school; Methodist; mission; Nakajima Aircraft Company; New York; Presbyterian; songs; Sunday school

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13:12 - Subjects taught in Japanese school / Learning values through Japanese and Sunday schools

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Keywords: Aesop fables; Bushido; chemistry; Chinese characters; code; Frere Jacques; Genesis; grammar school; Hiragana; history; hymns; Jesus Christ; Kanji; Katakana; naganuma; physics; samurai; science; storytelling; texts

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17:03 - Parent's influence on ethical and moral values

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Keywords: anecdotes; education; ethics; exam hall; George Washington; grocery; higher education; honesty; morals; pledge; Princeton; products; salesmen; sandwiches; school; store; supper; Ten Commandments

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22:07 - Parent's religious beliefs / Celebrating the New Year

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Keywords: Buddhism; cake; carrots; Christianity; cooking; ecumenical; fish; Methodist; mochi; Presbyterian; Shinto; takuan; tangerines

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25:57 - Dichotomy between traditional Japanese and Christian practices in the household / Nationalism

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Keywords: celebrate; cemetery; Christian; Christmas Day; Christmas tree; citizenship; decorations; Germany; heathen; McCarren-Walter Act; nationalism; naturalization; Queens; Santa Claus; war; wreath

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