0:00 - Oral history projects description / Akaka's political background

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Keywords: Go For Broke National Education Center; Hawaii; Japanese-American Veterans Association; senator; U.S. House of Representatives; U.S. Senate; Washington D.C.

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2:17 - Birth / Origin of name / Grandfather comes to Hawaii

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Keywords: "ohana"; ancestry; Chinese; devotion; family; Hawaiian; Honolulu, Hawaii; parents

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4:59 - Hawaii's early inhabitants

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Keywords: Hawaii; indigenous peoples; kingdom; Pacific Ocean; Polynesians; population; sailing; settlers

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5:58 - Diversity in childhood neighborhood

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Keywords: Chinese; cuisine; diversity; farmland; Japanese culture; Portuguese; rural; taro

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8:08 - Father's background and personality

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Keywords: ancestry; China; education; grandfather; hard-working; Hawaii; poverty; spirituality

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10:37 - Mother's background and personality

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Keywords: family; giving; gracious; humble; lanai; loving; native Hawaiian; Pearl City, Hawaii

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12:07 - Family adopts childhood friend / Friend from Chicago living at the family house

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Keywords: "hanai"; adoption; brother; family; friendship; living accommodations; mother; service

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15:24 - Values passed on by parents

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Keywords: church; donations; expenses; father; generosity; giving; mother; religion

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16:52 - Siblings

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Keywords: "aloha"; children; family; Hawaii; musicianship; professions; religion; statehood

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22:27 - Family household / Daily family devotions

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Keywords: "ohana"; Bible verse:prayer; children; cooking range; devotions; parents; religion

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24:37 - Humility / Importance of family values

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Keywords: "puka"; graciousness; humble; kindness; parents; school; secondhand clothing; siblings

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26:04 - News about the impending war

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Keywords: attack; European Theater; family friends; Germany; Hawaii; invasion; Japan; World War Two

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28:40 - Day of the Pearl Harbor attack

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Keywords: blackouts; bombing; dormitory; Japanese airplanes; Kaneohe; military school; Pearl Harbor; shelling

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31:56 - Drafted into the Army / Shipping out from Hawaii

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Keywords: basic training; draft; graduation; Honolulu, Hawaii; induction; military service; Schofield Barracks; troop ships

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34:16 - Service though the Pacific Theater

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Enola Gay; Guam; Japan; Marshall Islands; Paciic Theater; Saipan; World War Two

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35:32 - Enola Gay / Thoughts on the dropping of the atomic bomb

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Keywords: atomic bomb; destruction; Japan; Japanese families; news; Saipan; suicide; surrender

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37:42 - Hardships for Japanese families after Pearl Harbor / Attending 442nd anniversary dinner / Lack of recognition for Nisei soldiers

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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; European Theater; Hawaii; Japanese families; MIS; Nisei soldiers; treatment; United States Army internment camps

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41:29 - Call for Medal of Honor awards for Nisei soldiers

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Keywords: award ceremony; Congress; Medal of Honor; medic; Nisei soldiers; nominations; Pentagon; Washington D.C.

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43:18 - Memories from service in the Army Corps of Engineers

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Keywords: atomic bomb; military service; MIS; missions; Pacific Theater; relationships; responsibilities; United States Army Corps of Engineers

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45:42 - Attending the University of Hawaii

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Keywords: college of education; family values; G.I. Bill; higher education; living expenses; studies; teaching; University of Hawaii

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47:20 - Education career / Teaching

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Keywords: board of education; grade levels; Hawaii; principal; schools; subjects; superintendent; teacher

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50:23 - Move to a political career

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Keywords: community issues; ethnicities; Governor John A. Burns; Hawaiian people; political office; public service; senator; state leaders

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55:00 - Running for office

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Keywords: election; Governor George Ariyoshi; Hawaiian peoples; House of Representatives; lieutenant governor; political office; seat; Spark Matsunaga

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56:15 - Challenges for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and veteran's services

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Keywords: accessibility; chairman; civilian life; Congress; funding; restructure; veterans; Veterans Affairs

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58:54 - Concerns and thoughts for improvement after visiting war zones in the Middle East

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Keywords: Afghanistan; government; Iraq; military presence; security forces; services; training; U.S. troops

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