George Yoshino oral history interview, part 1 of 2, June 9, 2010

0:00 - Introduction

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Keywords: Bellevue; Washington

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1:40 - Surrender of Japan

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Keywords: atomic bomb; Fort Snelling; Japanese language school; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Minnesota

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4:39 - Growing up with Japanese culture

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Keywords: Japanese language school; speaking

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7:20 - Discussing brother, American concentration camps

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Keywords: Fort Snelling; Military Intelligence Service; Tule Lake; wood stretching

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10:34 - American concentration camp II

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Keywords: farming; Idaho; Montana; sugar beets; Tule Lake

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13:36 - Shipment to Japan

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Keywords: devastation; Imperial Palace; Manila; Philippines; Tokyo; Yokohama

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16:36 - Arrival in Yokohama

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Keywords: devastation; firebomb; flat

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19:46 - Devastated Tokyo

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Keywords: demonstrations; firebomb; Yokohama

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23:00 - Devastated Tokyo II

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Keywords: atomic bomb; food shortages; Japanese civilians

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26:04 - Devastated Tokyo III

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Keywords: Japanese civilians; propaganda

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29:24 - Occupied Japan

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Keywords: bow; Japanese civilians; Military Intelligence Service

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32:22 - Occupied Japan II

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Keywords: assignment; culture; interpreting; Japanese civilians; translating

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35:37 - Occupied Japan III

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Keywords: interpreting; Military Intelligence Service; typing

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38:30 - Occupied Japan IV

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Keywords: Military Intelligence Service; Tokyo; typing

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41:24 - Occupied Japan V

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Keywords: Japanese civilians; Military Intelligence Service; office work; Stars and Stripes newspaper

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44:26 - Free time

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Keywords: Ginza; mess hall; movies; sword

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47:40 - Free time II

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Keywords: food; Ginza; street vendors

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50:26 - Interpreting assignments

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Keywords: housing; Japanese civilians; military occupation; officers

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53:32 - Occupied Japan VI

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Keywords: officer; Tokyo; typing

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