Enro Okada oral history interview, part 1 of 6, September 27, 2005

0:00 - Discussing name; prefecture origin; and first home

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Keywords: adolescent; childhood; Japanese Americans

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3:10 - Discussing structure of house; and relocation

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Keywords: farm; high school; Japanese Americans; siblings

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5:32 - Discussing parents; Japan visit; and wife

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Keywords: "evacuation"; California; community leaders; family; farming; Issei parents; Japanese language school; travel; Utah

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9:09 - Discussing siblings; brother in army; and enemy alien

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Keywords: discrimination; Japanese Americans; Nisei; racism; war; World War Two

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12:23 - Discussing wanting to serve in the army; sack sewer

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Keywords: "evacuation"; farm; Japanese Americans; Nisei; war; World War Two

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14:28 - Discussing parents prefecture origin; and coming to Seattle

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Keywords: family; Issei parents; travel

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17:51 - Discussing parents; English language; and poems

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Keywords: education; Issei parents

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19:44 - Discussing correspondence during wartime; primary language at home; and shoe repair

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Keywords: children; community; employment; Issei; Nisei

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22:36 - Discussing Father moving to California; and Mother involvement in church

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Keywords: community organizations; Issei parents; Nisei; religion; siblings

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25:13 - Discussing Tenrikyo; and school

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Keywords: adolescent; education; Issei parents; Nisei; siblings

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