Raymond Jiro Takisaki oral history interview, part 2 of 4, September 26, 2006

0:00 - Separation from girlfriend and meeting first wife

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Keywords: Alcohol; allergy; Camp Shelby; dating; letter

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3:00 - Meeting first wife II, marriage, and children

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Keywords: CEO; dating; higher education; medical profession; Spokane

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6:00 - Children II and grandchildren

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Keywords: Accountant; engineer; higher education; marriage; technology

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9:00 - Children III, grandchildren II, dry cleaning business, and induction II

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Keywords: Employment; high school; higher education; marriage; Seattle

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12:00 - Induction III and meeting third wife Louis Kashimo

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Partial Transcript: 13:20 pause before Louis Kashimo portion of interview

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Keywords: Friendship; marriage; Palm Desert; party; Seattle

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15:00 - Louise Kashimo introduction and fathers immigration

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Keywords: Family; friendship; Japan; Seattle; ship

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18:00 - LK:Fathers immigration II and the second son concept

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Keywords: Alaska; cultural heritage; employment; gold; Japan

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21:00 - LK:Second son concept II, fathers siblings, mothers immigration, and mothers family

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Keywords: Family; health; Japan; letters; picture brides

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24:00 - LK: Mothers family II

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Keywords: Issei; Japan; poet; siblings

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27:00 - LK: Mothers family III and mothers personality

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Keywords: discipline; family; monument; park

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30:00 - LK: Mothers personality II, aspirations after high school, and fathers personality

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Keywords: Beautician; higher education; Issei; sumo; teacher

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33:00 - LK: Fathers personality II and memories of parents

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Keywords: Caretaker; family; Japanese identity and values; mushrooms; siblings

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36:00 - LK: Memories of parents II and siblings

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Keywords: Aeronautical school; children; employment; instrument; music

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39:00 - LK: Siblings II and fathers produce business

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Keywords: Babysitter; groceries; health; Maryknoll School; Seattle

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42:00 - LK: Father's produce business II and friendships

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Keywords: Discrimination; gentrification; Japanese Americans; Seattle; segregation

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45:00 - LK: Friendships II, primary school, and religious upbringing

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Keywords: Buddhism; family; grocery store; high school; mentor

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48:00 - LK: Religious upbringing II and grocery store business

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Keywords: Alien land laws; apartments; Buddhism; Christianity; discrimination

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51:00 - LK: Grocery store business II, demographics of Seattle neighborhood, and Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath

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Keywords: Boeing Aircraft; Japan; Japanese Americans; movie; Norwegian

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54:00 - LK: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath II

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Keywords: discrimination; grocery store; Japanese identity and values; Seattle

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57:00 - LK: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the aftermath III

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Keywords: Credit; grocery store; reunion; Seattle; welfare

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