Masao Akiyama oral history interview, part 1 of 6, September 17, 2005

0:00 - Introduction; and discussing childhood

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Keywords: cook; father; Portland; school; Seattle; work

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3:12 - Discussing pre and post-war education; and post-war employment

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Keywords: accountant; Army; high school; Portland; war

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5:37 - Discussing father and cooking

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Keywords: Chinese; food; Issei; Japanese; New Years

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8:14 - Recreational activities growing up

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Keywords: cops and robbers; discrimination; friends; game; marbles; movies; Seattle

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11:01 - Recreational activities II; and childhood friendships

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Keywords: Caucasian; Japanese; marbles

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13:08 - Childhood II- moving to eastern Oregon; and growing up in Portland and Seattle

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Keywords: cook; Japanese; Japantown; logging

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15:06 - Discussing mother

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Keywords: adzuki; dance; Japan; Obon; Portland; shamisen; teacher; travel

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17:11 - Discussing Japanese dances and music; language spoken at home; and brother

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Keywords: "evacuation"; incarceration camps; Japan; Japanese language school; mother; records

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19:00 - Attending Japanese language school; and experiences using Japanese language

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Keywords: daughter; grade school; read; Saturday; Seattle; wife; writing

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22:02 - Japanese culture growing up; and Japanese language school II

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Keywords: alphabet; food; parents; read; write

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24:16 - Values growing up

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Keywords: cheat; lying; parents

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26:02 - Thoughts about Japanese heritage

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Keywords: dancing; friendship; mother; music

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