Edward Nakamura oral history interview, part 1 of 3, April 26, 2009

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0:00 - Introduction

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Keywords: Auburn; discrimination; Hiroshima; Japan; Washington

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2:54 - Growing up in Japan

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Keywords: elementary school; Hiroshima; loyalty script

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5:58 - Growing up in Japan II

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Keywords: discipline; elementary school

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9:07 - Growing up in Japan III

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Keywords: baseball; bowing

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11:37 - Discussing individuality in Japan

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Keywords: American citizen; discrimination; elementary school

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14:12 - Schooling in Japan

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Keywords: arithmetic; stories

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16:59 - Japan's war movements

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Keywords: Hiroshima; Machuria

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20:00 - Japanese perspective of the United States

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Keywords: expansion; Manchuria

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23:03 - Japanese perspective of the United States II

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Keywords: Korea; Manchuria

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24:42 - Japan surrenders

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Keywords: Coca Cola; Honolulu; liberty ship; Philippines

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27:38 - First assignment in Japan

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Keywords: 11th Airborne; Japan; Military Intelligence Service; military occupation; Philippines; Tokyo

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30:34 - Occupied Japan

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Keywords: kibei; Manila; training

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32:52 - Drafted into the Army

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Keywords: American concentration camp; basic training; Camp Shelby; Fort Snelling; Idaho; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Mississippi; Tule Lake; Weiser

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35:41 - Military Intelligence Service Language School

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Keywords: Fort Snelling; kibei; Minnesota

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37:07 - Transport to Japan

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Keywords: culture; Mt. Fuji; symbolic

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40:09 - Transport to Japan II

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Keywords: Atsugi; Mt. Fuji

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43:02 - Occupied Japan II

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Keywords: Japanese soldiers; senninbari

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46:16 - Occupied Japan III

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Keywords: 11th Airborne; Atsugi; Manila; Military Intelligence Service; Sendai

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49:00 - Occupied Japan IV

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Keywords: Akasaka; honey wagons; Tokyo

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51:55 - Occupied Japan V

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Keywords: 11th Airborne; Imperial Palace; Shibuya station; Tokyo

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