0:00 - Yonekawa family living accommodations

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Keywords: bath; bath house; culture shock; family; lifebuoy soap; stepfather

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2:24 - Visiting with Yonekawa family and talking about the war

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Keywords: conversation; family; Hiroshima; stepfather; talk

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5:52 - Visiting Japanese cousins

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Keywords: cheese; cigarettes; cousins; family; Japanese citizens; rations; sightseeing

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7:55 - Accomplishments of Nisei cousin

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Keywords: cousin; family; interpreter; Los Angeles; Nisei

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10:04 - Cousins come to visit in Tokyo

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Keywords: cousins; family; Germans; lipstick; PX; Tokyo; translator; women

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14:59 - Visiting Atami and the black market

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Keywords: Atami; black market; illegal activity; interpreter; Japan; prostitution

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17:56 - Food shortage and begging

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Keywords: beggars; begging; compensation; Dai-Ichi Building; Food shortage; Japanese identity and values; shame

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20:45 - Learning Japanese beliefs and customs growing up

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Keywords: childhood activities; Japanese identity and values; Japanese language school; Shinto; temple

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22:25 - Becoming a Christian

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Keywords: baptism; baptized; Christianity; Christmas; family; Lutheran; religion; wife

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24:32 - Importance of Nisei soldiers during the occupation

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Keywords: democracy; interpreter; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; occupation; speech; translator

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29:23 - Efficiency of the occupation

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Keywords: Douglas MacArthur; Nisei soldiers; occupation; post-war; transition

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30:32 - Looking back and speaking with a German woman in Japan

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Keywords: conversation; date; German embassy; German woman; GI; memories

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32:30 - Talking with other veterans in Minnesota

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Keywords: fellowship; Japanese American soldiers; Japanese American veterans; meeting; Minnesota; veterans

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34:42 - Experiencing an occupation

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Keywords: demilitarization; Nisei soldiers; occupation; Philippines; unarmed occupation

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38:47 - Japanese opinions about voting

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Keywords: democracy; Japanese citizens; occupation; voting; women's suffrage

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41:48 - Resilience of the Japanese people

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Keywords: Hiroshima; Japanese citizens; resilience; survival; voting

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43:40 - Respect for Caucasian soldiers

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Keywords: American soldiers; Douglas MacArthur; hakujin; pushers; respect; train

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46:02 - Receiving thanks for military service and Minnesotans

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Keywords: gratitude; Japanese American soldiers; military service; Minnesota; Nisei veterans; thanks

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