Partial Transcript: Robert moves to California from Detroit with his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew. Robert's mother wants to wait for her other son until she moves to California (Interview stops at 1 minute, 37 seconds. Resumes at 1 minute, 48 seconds). Robert looks for a school to attend, but they are all overfilled. He discovers a new electronic device, television, and enrolls in a television school.

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Keywords: higher education; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war; siblings; travel

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Partial Transcript: The television school is in Hollywood. Robert lives in Gardena with his sister. He drives his old Model A to commute to school. The students at the school are former Marines and GI. Shortly after, Robert gets a job in a factory, Standard Coil Company, making television tuners. Later the company moves, and Robert goes with the company.

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Keywords: higher education; Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: Robert attends television school and graduates in six months. While going to school, Robert works for Standard Coil Company at night. He tries to look for a job and finds a few jobs related to the TV. Robert decides to look for other opportunities and buys an appliance store.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: Robert buys an appliance store. On his first day of opening his store, a lady buys a vacuum cleaner from him. Robert is happy. Next to his store is a television store. Robert collaborates with the owner of the television store and to displays televisions at his store. He sells several televisions.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: Robert receives his license in 1950 to open an appliance store. Robert's appliance store does well. He owns the appliance store for a while before moving onto another business venture. Robert rents a smaller store that provides service repairs. He does this for a few years. Robert is in the appliance business until 1990.

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Keywords: employment; Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: Robert discusses his appliance business. He spends 40 years at his second location and later buys the building. Robert's friend George Nakahara, a classmate from Salinas, is an architect. George and another person tell Robert the structure is not worth repairing. Therefore, Robert rebuilds the building into a two-story.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: In 1962, Robert rebuilds his building for 40 thousand dollars, and the net worth is more now. Robert's business is called Bob's Television. He says his business does well. In 1990, Robert renovated his building. The store is on the first floor and his living quarter is on the second floor. Later, Robert rents the first floor to the Berkeley Daily Planet, a bi-weekly newspaper.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei veterans; post-war

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Partial Transcript: In 1948, Robert met Keiko Matsubara, at Armstrong Business College in Berkeley. At Armstrong Business College, Robert learns foreign trade because he makes contacts in Korea. Robert and Keiko date for a year before getting married in 1949. Robert and Keiko have one son and two daughters. Stanley is married to Beverley and owns a software business in Los Angeles. They have two sons.

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Keywords: dating; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; Sansei; wedding; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: Robert and Keiko's daughters are Laura and Diane. Laura is married to Terry Fast, a Vice President of a company in San Francisco. They have three boys. Robert and Keiko's other daughter is Diane, and she has three children. Robert and Keiko have six grandsons and two granddaughters.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; Sansei; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: Robert has a special message for his grandchildren. He says life has bumps in the road, but you have to go through them and get your education. No one can take your education away from you.



Robert gives credit to the Nisei generation. The Nisei made numerous contributions in World War Two for future generations to have a beer life. Robert talks about his son Stanley's career. Stanley recently takes Robert to Washington D.C. Robert says Stanley is amazing because he had everything planned and organizes.

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Keywords: Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei veterans; Sansei; World War Two; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: Stanley recently takes Robert to Washington D.C, and Robert has a great time. Robert says Stanley is amazing because he had everything planned and organizes.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei veterans

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