Hajime Mukai oral history interview, part 1 of 4, March 23, 2005

0:00 - Introduction; and growing up in Hawaii

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Keywords: Hawaii; plantation; railroad; sugar cane

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3:01 - Discussing parents and siblings

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Keywords: family; immigration; Japan; Japanese Army; railroad; train; veteran

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8:15 - Describing childhood home; and recreational activities

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Keywords: English; Japanese; movies; parents, citizenship; Pidgin; radio; sports

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12:59 - Discussing nationality and religion; and school

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Keywords: American; Christian; elementary; high school; Japanese

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14:56 - Growing up - playing sports; and chores

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Keywords: Maui; parents; plantation; teachers; track

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17:39 - Working at a plantation; and getting drafted

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Keywords: laboratory; sugar; union

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20:47 - Life after high school; and discussing church

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Keywords: choir; dentistry; mill; parents; pastor; plantation; railroad; values; work

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24:11 - Plantation work II; and discussing the attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: mill; radio; sugar; test

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27:51 - Discussing relatives in Japan; and dual citizenship

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Keywords: conflict; expatriation; United States; war

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