0:00 - Introduction / Background information on Father's education, occupation, and immigration to the United States

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Keywords: arranged marriage; doctor; farming; father; immigration to America; Issei; San Francisco Earthquake; strawberry

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12:13 - Moneta and Gardena California / Father's change of occupation to a strawberry farmer / Learning about previously arranged marriage partner's spouses death / Bringing her to the United States

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Keywords: arranged marriage; children; farming; grandmother; immigration

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18:06 - Mother's impression of America / Early childhood years in Southern California

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Keywords: farming; hard work; Issei; Mexicans; primary school

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23:45 - Parents instilling values / Involvement in sports activities during childhood / Travel to Japan for higher education and return to US due to father's illness / Transfer to Stanford University

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Keywords: athlete; father; high school; illness; Japanese language school; mother; play; sports

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33:58 - The account of how George Aratani came to be accepted at Keio University in Tokyo

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Keywords: father; grandmother; Japanese language school; Kanji; language master; private tutor

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45:34 - Attempt to study at Stanford University / Death of father / Problems with the family's businesses

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Keywords: business partners; farming business; father; funeral ashes; grandmother; Issei; partner conflicts

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52:41 - Taking over father's businesses / Business practices to get around land laws

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Keywords: Alien land laws; American citizens; Issei; leasing farmland; Nisei

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