Shigeru Gerald Momoda, oral history interview, part 1 of 2, September 11, 2007

0:00 - Brief introduction and discussing family

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Keywords: father; Issei parents; nickname

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5:31 - Discussing family II

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Keywords: childhood; mother; siblings

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10:44 - Growing up in Seattle, Washington

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Keywords: childhood; Japanese language school; judo; sports

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15:37 - Discussing education and business

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Keywords: high school; math; sports

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20:52 - Discussing education II and working in Alaska

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Keywords: cannery; degree; employment

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23:45 - Discussing being drafted and December 7, 1941

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Keywords: family; Japanese Americans; Pearl Harbor

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28:22 - Discussing training

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Blanding; Camp Grant; Nisei soldiers

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32:41 - Discussing family during World War II

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Minidoka Concentration Camp; Puyallup Temporary Detention Center

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39:24 - Discussing family's business

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Keywords: canned goods; father

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43:59 - Discussing letters and time before going overseas

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Keywords: Camp Blanding; furlough; letters; Nisei soldiers

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48:04 - Discussing trip overseas and early experiences in Europe

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; voyage

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54:20 - Experiences in France

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Vosges; wounded

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