0:00 - Introduction; and discussing parents

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Keywords: employment; farm; Japan; Japantown; mother; nickname; Portland; San Jose; store

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3:02 - Discussing father's personality; childhood discipline; and siblings

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Keywords: brother; monk; quiet; San Jose

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4:30 - Discussing mother; and childhood values

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Keywords: brother; clothing; discipline; seamstress; shame; study

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7:18 - Discussing childhood- father's travels; recreational activities; and home

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Keywords: baseball; bath; business; friendship; Japantown; movie; Nisei

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9:20 - Childhood II- public bathhouse; and recreational activities II

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Keywords: business; father; Kabuki; mother; movies; store; theater

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12:41 - Childhood III- visiting friends; life in Japantown; and discussing discrimination

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Keywords: car; Caucasian; citizenship; friendships; Italian; San Francisco

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15:41 - Discrimination II; childhood games; and discussing nickname

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Keywords: Caucasian; high school; Japantown; marbles; Nisei soldiers; San Jose State University; war

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18:44 - Nickname II; given name; and discussing classmates

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Keywords: Chinatown; friendship; induction; Italian; San Jose

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20:54 - Discussing the Great Depression; and discussing Japanese American baseball teams

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Keywords: clothing; family; father; food; Japan; Korea; shoe

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24:00 - Discussing sumo wrestling; and attending school

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Keywords: friend; high school; San Jose; study

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26:02 - Attending Japanese language school

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Keywords: American; Chinese; composition; reading; writing

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28:37 - Japanese language school II

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Keywords: fables; high school; Kanji; name; peach

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30:22 - Playing sports

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Keywords: basketball; church; high school; Nisei; varsity

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32:22 - Social life during high school; and languages spoken at home

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Keywords: basketball; dances; drive; English; farm; JACL; MIS; Seattle

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35:37 - Childhood radio; discussing Emperor of Japan; and Pledge of Allegiance

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Keywords: English; friends; Japanese language school; picture; students

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37:32 - Childhood IV- experiences with discrimination; thoughts about being American; and friendships

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Keywords: Caucasian; church; junior high school; Pearl Harbor

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40:26 - School II- classes on citizenship; graduation; and thoughts about the future

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Keywords: American; brother; college; doctor

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42:06 - Discussing father and brother's relationship; future II; and experiences post-high school

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Keywords: car; college; family; farm; leader; son; work

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44:19 - Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: college; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Hawaii; Japan; radio; work

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47:06 - Pearl Harbor II and aftermath; and getting drafted

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Keywords: Army; blackout; induction; Japanese American; physical; radio; store; work

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49:27 - Discussing induction; and basic training

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Keywords: bus; Caucasian; friend; marching; Presidio Monterey; train; uniform; Washington

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52:04 - Basic training II

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Keywords: dining; friendship; Japanese Americans; San Jose; tent

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54:33 - Traveling to Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley

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Keywords: "evacuation"; Army; civilians; military; prison; train; Washington

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