Yukio Gotanda oral history interview, part 1 of 2, January 18, 2009

0:00 - Introduction; information about Waimea

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Keywords: Hawaii; Hawaiian soldiers; history

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1:47 - Discussing education in Waimea

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Keywords: Hawaii; Japanese language school; primary school; secondary education

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2:59 - Discussing family background; parents

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Keywords: gambling; Issei parent; living conditions; Nisei parent; siblings

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5:21 - Discussing post high school plans before war

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Keywords: employment; higher education; military personnel; siblings

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7:47 - Discussing decision to join military; Military Intelligence Service (MIS)

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Keywords: combat; compassionate; interpreter; Military Intelligence Service Language School; volunteer

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10:22 - Discussing family concerns circa 1940s

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Keywords: 4F; debts; employment; father; higher education; injury; siblings

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11:59 - Discussing military training; MIS

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Keywords: basic training; Camp Savage; Fort McClellan; Fort Snelling; Military Intelligence Service Language School

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13:11 - Describes being sent to overseas; India and China

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Keywords: India; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; ship; Tianjin; travel

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15:37 - Discussing being sent to Shanghai

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Keywords: China; headquarters; interpreter; Japanese repatriation; living conditions; Tianjin; YMCA

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18:45 - Describes work conditions in Keelung,Taiwan

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Keywords: civilians; Japanese repatriaiton; living conditions; military occupation; military personnel

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22:37 - Discussing atom bomb drop in Japan

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Keywords: atomic bomb; devastation; repatriation; surrender

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24:55 - Describes the Japanese military strategy for repatriation

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Keywords: China; interpreter; Japanese civilians; Japanese soldiers; orderly; organized

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27:28 - Describes the Japanese citizenry deported from China

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Keywords: civilians; Japanese culture; Japanese language; migration; military occupation; military personnel; sentiments

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30:07 - Discussing military rank while in Taiwan

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Keywords: Chinese language; Chinese officers; Japanese language; Japanese officers; staff sergeant

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32:21 - Contrasting Japanese citizens in Taiwan and Hawaii

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Keywords: colonization; immigration; migration; Taiwanese

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34:54 - Describes Japanese citizens in Taiwan

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Keywords: civilians; colonization; military occupation; ruling class

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38:03 - Discussing staff he lived with in Keelung

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Keywords: civilians; friendly; military personnel; polite; respectable; social activities

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41:29 - Describes Chinese and Japanese respect for American military

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Keywords: Chinese soldiers; civilans; Japanese identity and values; Japanese soldiers; obedient

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43:55 - Describes inspections for repatriation

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Keywords: Japanese citizenry; Japanese language; jewelry; possessions; property

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47:26 - Discussing his Japanese interpretation

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Keywords: Japanese American soldiers; Japanese language; language; Military Intelligence Service Language School

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49:39 - Discussing examples of complications in interpretations

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Keywords: business; chemicals; embarrassing; interpreter; language; military personnel

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53:38 - Discussing Chinese reaction to Japanese repatriation

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Keywords: American military; China; civilians; Japan; military occupation; political climate

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