Earl Tanaka oral history interview, July 12, 1995, part 1 of 4

0:00 - Brief introduction and discussing family

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Keywords: family; father; grandfather; Hawaii; Issei mother; picture brides

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5:58 - Discussing plantation life

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Keywords: childhood; ethnic groups; Hawaii; neighbor; Paia; planation

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10:31 - Discussing childhood activities

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Keywords: childhood activities; friends; money; movies

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14:20 - Discussing home life

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Keywords: family; fruit; homemaking; mother; plantation

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17:45 - Discussing Japanese values and loyalty

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Keywords: family; Japanese Americans; Japanese identity and values; loyalty

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21:04 - Discussing Japanese language school

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Keywords: childhood; education; Japanese identity and values; Japanese language school; sports

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25:49 - The benefits of Japanese language school

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Keywords: childhood; education; family; Japanese language school; newspaper

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32:02 - Discussing education at English school

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Keywords: childhood; education; gardening; Hawaii; primary school

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36:03 - Discussing the county fair and the family car trips

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Keywords: car; childhood activities; county fair; Hawaii; mountain; travel

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41:42 - Discussing more about plantation area

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Keywords: Hawaii; Paia; plantation; store

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43:46 - Discussing high school

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Keywords: education; high school; Pidgin English; sports; subjects

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48:06 - Getting into the journalism field

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Keywords: education; high school; job; journalism; newspaper

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52:54 - Discussing journalism career

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Keywords: job; journalism; newspaper; sports; transportation

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54:56 - Discussing various assignments in the military

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Keywords: 522nd Field Artillery Battalion; assignment; military career; radioman

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56:27 - Discussing jobs Japanese Americans held

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Keywords: education; friends; Hawaii; Japanese Americans; jobs

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58:28 - Discussing family and plantation work

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Keywords: family; Japanese identity and values; job; plantation

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61:13 - Remembering Pearl Harbor

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Keywords: atmosphere; Hawaii; Japanese Americans; Pearl Harbor

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