Walter Tadao Oka oral history interview, part 1 of 3, February 22, 2011

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0:24 - Introduction

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Keywords: Hawaii; Oahu; Waianae

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0:48 - Recalling Japan's surrender/ Recalling the effects of the surrender and family military service

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Keywords: combat; Emperor Hirohito; high school; Japan Occupation; newspaper; radio broadcast; surrender

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4:51 - Witnessing the Attack on Pearl Harbor-- effect and aftermath of the attack

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Keywords: battleships; bombs; concussion; Hinomaru; mock attacks; USS Arizona

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11:41 - Father's patriotism to Japan and early life

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Keywords: children; emigration; military service; non-eligibility

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13:26 - Witnessing the attack of Pearl Harbor II/ Military presence in the home

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Keywords: confiscation; explosions; first wave; interview; officers; sailors; second wave; shortwave radio

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18:21 - Shortwave radio community/ Government investigative activities of Japanese Americans before World War II

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Keywords: communication devices; FBI; patriotism; shortwave radio

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20:26 - Patriotism/ Racial discrimination

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Keywords: "Japs"; Issei parents; Pidgin English

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22:48 - Japanese language school, Japanese Newsreels and history of Japan

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Keywords: films; history; Japan; Japanese language school; Kendo; newsreels; Pidgin; propaganda

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26:03 - Cultural traditions in the home

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Keywords: Buddhism; furo; Hashi; seiza; Shinto shrine

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27:34 - Family income and childhood jobs

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Keywords: family; matchbooks; Navy Pier; Pearl Harbor; plantation labor; poverty; sales; shoe shining

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31:54 - FBI investigation/ Knowledge of ships and personnel

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Keywords: matchbooks; personnel; photography; USS Enterprise

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35:10 - School-- interests and disinterests

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Keywords: biology; chemistry; science

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35:54 - Cultural values/ Family's original name/ Japanese relatives

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Keywords: family; heritage; Hiroshima; Japanese identity and values; values; Yoshi

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39:17 - American Japanese Identity during the war

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Keywords: childhood; citizenship; ethnicity; given name; identity

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41:06 - Indirect discrimination-- employment identification cards

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Keywords: interracial conflict; minorities; Philippines; photo identification; postal service; PX

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43:00 - Planning for the future-- joining the military after the draft

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Keywords: draft; GI Bill; military service; siblings

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44:43 - Basic training and travel to Japan--assignment to Military Intelligence Service

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Keywords: "replacement personnel"; Camp Zama; Hario Island; Japanese military; Kyoto; medical corps; military terminology; Moji; tank manufacturing; uniforms; Yokohama

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48:19 - Repatriation activities/ Interrogations in Hario Island

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Keywords: "Indochina"; Burma; East Indies; Netherlands; Philippines; prisoners; Taiwan

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49:12 - Forming the 354, 355 Headquarters Intelligence Attachment-- interrogation interviews

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Keywords: "secret" documents; clearance; FBI; interrogate; interviews; military records; mishandling documents; repatriation; research; Russia

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