Masatoshi Hokama oral history interview, part 1 of 2, December 7, 2007

0:00 - Introduction; family history

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Keywords: Hawaii; Okinawa; plantation; siblings

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5:39 - Discusses his childhood family life

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Keywords: chores; siblings; Wailuku, Hawaii

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7:38 - Childhood II; neighborhood

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Keywords: Hawaiian identity; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values

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10:37 - Describes the general store his parents owned and operated

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Keywords: business; Issei parents; Maui, Hawaii

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13:55 - Discusses how the store was operated

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Keywords: commerce; hawaii; Hawaiian identity; town

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15:22 - Discusses his experience in Japanese language school

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Keywords: childhood activities; education; Japanese identity and values

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19:04 - Describes ethnic relations in Hawaii

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Keywords: church; Hawaiian identity; Hawaiian soldiers; pidgin English; primary school; racism

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22:28 - Describes relations with Japan (family); and pre-war tensions between Japanese and Japanese Americans

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Keywords: Issei parents; Japanese identity and values; Okinawa; rural communities

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27:01 - Describes childhood and adolescent education in Hawaii

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Keywords: Hawaiian identity; high school; primary school; race discrimination

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29:49 - Discusses his after school activities while in high school

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Keywords: Judo; social activities; sports; work

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35:15 - Discusses fishing in Hawaii

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Keywords: diving; Hawaiian identity; ocean

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37:40 - Describes his social activities while in high school

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Keywords: automobile; dance; driving

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39:03 - Discusses his aspirations after high school

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Keywords: higher education; Mainland; technology; trade school

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40:41 - Discusses pre-war political tensions between United States and Japan

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Keywords: air combat; Japanese embassy; Pearl Harbor; submarines; World War Two

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45:23 - Discusses his, and his family's, reactions after Pearl Harbor attack

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Japanese identity and values; radio

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48:06 - Martial Law in Maui after Pearl Harbor; (General) Albert Lyman

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Keywords: curfew; Japanese Americans; race discrimination

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50:30 - Discusses how he joined the military and how he felt about it

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Keywords: draft; Mainland; travel

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