Kenji Yaguchi oral history interview, part 1 of 3, September 11, 2008

0:00 - Introduction; father's background

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Keywords: immigration; Issei parents; Samurai; Tacoma; Washington

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2:51 - Discussing father's occupation; hog ranch

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Keywords: employment; farming; Tacoma; Washington

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5:13 - Discussing childhood; siblings and farm chores

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Keywords: 442nd; farming; siblings; Sole Survivor Policy

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7:04 - Describes details of the hog ranch

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Keywords: farming; federal regulations; livestock; living conditions; slaughterhouse; wholesale

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10:01 - Describes his father; stature and personality

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Keywords: community leaders; community organizations; outgoing

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11:50 - Discussing his mother and stepmother

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Keywords: death; higher education; illness; Issei parents; siblings; widow

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15:07 - Describes his siblings; brothers and sisters

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Keywords: children; siblings; stepchildren

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17:17 - Discussing sports played in school

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Keywords: baseball; basketball; coach; football; high school; wrestling

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20:39 - Describes first childhood home; hog ranch

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Keywords: communications; electricity; farm; living conditions; plumbing

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24:01 - Describes second family home; vegetable farm and vehicles

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Keywords: business; contracts; farming; Federal truck; Ford truck; Tacoma; wholesale

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27:27 - Describes farm chores performed; cleaning and hunting pests

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Keywords: gun; produce; rabbits; rats; stalls

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29:29 - Discussing favorite teacher and school subjects

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Keywords: geography; high school; history; Japanese language; math; primary school

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31:31 - Describes agriculture class field trip to his family hog ranch

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Keywords: farming; high school; livestock; slaughter

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33:03 - Discussing family religion and holidays observed

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Keywords: Buddhism; Christianity; Christmas; Easter; Japanese identity and values; New Year's Day

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36:12 - Describes family food in childhood; mochi rice

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Keywords: family meals; food; Japanese culture

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39:08 - Discussing recollections of his father and stepmother

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Keywords: correspondence; homemaking; Issei parents; Japan; judo; kind

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43:07 - Discussing high school graduation; detention center and movies

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Keywords: Assembly Centers; celebrities; ceremony; high school; social activities; valedictorian

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46:28 - Discussing pre-war political climate in East Asia

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Keywords: China; Japan; trade embargo

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47:43 - Describes neighborhood race relations

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Keywords: Caucasian; farming; friendship; high school; Issei; Japanese Americans; Nisei; rural communities

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50:14 - Discussing recollections of Pearl Harbor attack

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Keywords: friendship; incarceration camps; Japan; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; military force; siblings

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54:08 - Discussing Pearl Harbor aftermath; high school

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Keywords: friendship; high school; Japanese Americans; Samurai sword; teacher

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