George Yuichiro Uchimiya oral history interview, part 1 of 2, April 7, 2007

0:00 - Introduction

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Keywords: California; El Centro; farming

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3:01 - Family background

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Keywords: farming; Mount Signal Elementary School

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5:46 - Family background II, schooling and education

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Keywords: Calipatria High School; Central High School; Niland; siblings; sports

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8:50 - Growing up in California

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Keywords: camping; food; Japanese language school; mochi; New Years; San Diego

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11:48 - Growing up in California II

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Keywords: foods; natto; New Years

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14:51 - Growing up in California III

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Keywords: El Centro; friends; Japanese community; Japanese language school

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17:47 - Growing up in California IV

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Keywords: Brawley; brother; discipline; Japanese language school

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20:43 - College education

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Keywords: Ohio State University; pharmacy

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22:13 - Joining the Army, Pearl Harbor and aftermath

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Keywords: basic training; Camp Roberts; FBI; field artillery; North Dakota; Poston concentration camp

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25:35 - Family in the camps and Army

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Keywords: officers; Poston concentration camps; siblings

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28:15 - Shipment to France

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Keywords: 442nd Regiment; Alabama; Marseille; replacements

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30:51 - Separation after Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: 442nd Regiment; Fort Riley; Kansas; motor school

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33:55 - Forming the 442nd

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Keywords: fighting; Hawaiian soldiers; replacements

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36:44 - Training in Alabama

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Keywords: Camp Shelby; infantry training; Poston; segregation

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39:41 - Training in Alabama II

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Keywords: cadre; discrimination; fighting; Fort McClellan; motor school; segregation

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42:44 - Shipment to France II

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Keywords: Hawaiian soldiers; motor school; seasick

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45:36 - Discussing impactful people

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Keywords: American concentration camps; cars; Poston

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48:41 - Poston Concentration Camp

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Keywords: family; restrictions; siblings

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