Shojiro Tom Taketa oral history interview, part 2 of 6, June 5, 2005

0:00 - MIS reunion meeting and family homes

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Keywords: Interview; Japanese identity and values; Marysville; reporter; siblings

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3:00 - Family homes and favorite childhood foods

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Keywords: Health; meat; San Jose; siblings; vegetables

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6:00 - Favorite childhood foods continued, mothers family, mothers personality continued

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Keywords: chores; Cook; hair; primary school; siblings

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9:00 - Mothers personality continued, religion, and holidays

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Partial Transcript: 9:54 pause

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Keywords: Buddhism; cultural heritage; farming; food; New Years Eve

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12:00 - Holidays continued and community demographics

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Keywords: Chinese; family; farming; food; Japanese Americans

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15:00 - Community demographics continued and mothers personality continued

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Keywords: Boil; Chinese; discrimination; Japanese Americans; leeches

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17:52 - Friendships and basketball career

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Keywords: Championship; high school; higher education; Marysville; sports

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20:25 - Basketball career continued

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Keywords: Discrimination; higher education; Michael Jordan; Redding; sports

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23:25 - Basketball career continued and schooling continued

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Keywords: high school; Higher education; martial arts; primary school; sports

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26:25 - Schooling continued and mentors

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Keywords: Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Japanese language school; math; teacher; Workers Progress Administration

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