0:00 - Meeting President Bush

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Keywords: Chijima; plane

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1:04 - Brief introduction and information about family

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Keywords: father; Hawaii; immigration; Issei parents; Japan; mother; picture brides; siblings

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4:53 - Growing up in Kahului

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Keywords: camp; growing up; Hawaii; Kahului; plantation

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6:20 - Educational experiences

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Keywords: education; elementary school; high school; Japanese language school; Kahului; Maui

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8:11 - Family moves to Japan and story of father's death

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Keywords: death; family; father; fishing; Japan; Maui; mother; siblings

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14:21 - Talks of war and staying out off the Japanese Army

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Keywords: college; draft; Hawaii; high school; immigration; Japan; rumors

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17:08 - Voyage to Japan and arrival in Yokohama

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Keywords: high school; Issei; Japan; Kempeitai; mother; Yokohama

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23:28 - Initial impressions of Japan

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Keywords: Hiroshima; housing; mother; reunion; Tokyo; Yokohama

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24:54 - Heading to Manchuria and experiences with the Kempeitai

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Keywords: Hiroshima; Japan; Kempeitai; Manchuria; uncle

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29:05 - Attending school in Japan

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Keywords: Japanese education; Nisei; Sanyo High School; school

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31:14 - Remembering December 7, 1941

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Keywords: emotion; Hawaii; Japan; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Pearl Harbor; radio

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34:10 - Education and training received while in Japan

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Keywords: basic training; draft; education; Japan; Meiji University; military training; Nisei; Red Cross

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40:16 - Knowing about the happenings in America

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Keywords: American Concentrations Camps; correspondence; family; Red Cross; translation

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41:20 - Awareness of Japan's position in World War Two

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Keywords: Akagi; Battle of Midway; friend; Japan; Japanese High Command; propaganda; World War Two

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43:34 - Being drafted into the Japanese Army and uncle's draft story

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Keywords: draft; government order; Hiroshima; Meiji University; mother; survivor; uncle

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50:33 - Experiences from basic training

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Keywords: basic training; Hiroshima; Nisei; officers; Second Division; training conditions

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