0:00 - Discussing "girl who disappeared" in Pearl Harbor aftermath

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Keywords: Chicago; community leaders; Hawaii; high school; internment camp; Issei parents

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1:45 - Discussing moving to the Counter Intelligence Corps

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; Military Intelligence Service; military occupation

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3:22 - Discussing items he took from Hawaii to Japan

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Keywords: clothing; devastation; economic conditions; food; living conditions; military occupation

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4:52 - Discussing awards he received

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Keywords: medal; military service; Nisei soldiers; siblings

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6:23 - Discussing "good luck" charm received; Occupied Japan

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Keywords: correspondence; dating; Haiku; Japanese culture; military occupation

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10:13 - Describes worst experiences in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: Japanese civillans; military occupation; violence

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12:24 - Discussing his older brother's military service; Occupied Japan

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Keywords: construction; dining hall; military occupation; military officers; Tokyo

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14:11 - Discussing his time in Occupied Japan

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Keywords: art school; artist; assignment; Kobe; Signal Corps

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15:50 - Discussing discharge from the military; journey to Hawaii

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Keywords: fight; Hawaiian soldiers; seasick; travel

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17:42 - Discussing race relations in Japan; Kobe

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Keywords: African American soldiers; Mainland soldiers; Mexican American soldiers; military occupation; Nisei soldiers

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21:31 - Discussing post military life; move to Chicago and marriage

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Keywords: art school; Chicago; higher education; interracial marriage; spouse; University of Hawaii

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24:08 - Describes his run-ins with Hollywood actors

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Keywords: celebrities; Hawaii; Hawaiian identity; Japanese identity and values

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26:08 - Discussing his son and daughter

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Keywords: children; family; grandchildren

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27:14 - Discussing jobs after he completed art school

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Keywords: Alaska; artist; camping; cannery; log cabin; restaurant

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30:42 - Discussing why he went to Alaska

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Keywords: art; employment; Japanese identity and values; longshoreman; nature; philosophy

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33:14 - Describes journey to Alaska

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Keywords: American Indians; British Columbia; Ketchikan; race discrimination

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36:21 - Describes his stay in Alaska

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Keywords: cannery; fishing; sailing

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38:04 - Discussing a boating incident in Alaska

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Keywords: alcohol; boat; fishing net; friendship; overboard; race relations

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44:34 - Discussing return from Alaska to Chicago

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Keywords: department store; employment; painting

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45:52 - Discussing art school in Mexico; Japanese Mexican community

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Keywords: Guadalajara; higher education; living conditions; Queretaro

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48:41 - Discussing an art show in Hawaii circa 1958

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Keywords: artist; family; Hawaiian identity; living conditions

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50:43 - Discussing his years as a working artist

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Keywords: art work; employment; painting

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52:14 - Message for future generations; "look for the truth"

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Keywords: history; Japanese Americans; politics; propaganda

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54:15 - Discussing political views regarding Japan and America

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Keywords: conspiracy; economic prosperity; Pearl Harbor; race discrimination; veterans

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