Gerald Fukui Interview Segment 10

Family background: great-grandfather's immigration to the U.S. and establishment of a mortuary business (ddr-densho-1000-291-1) - 00:05:35
Mother's family background (ddr-densho-1000-291-2) - 00:03:21
Grandfather's background: born in Hawaii (ddr-densho-1000-291-3) - 00:03:43
Description of siblings (ddr-densho-1000-291-4) - 00:02:32
Remembering community activities as a child (ddr-densho-1000-291-5) - 00:02:35
Hearing about wartime incarceration through school, not family (ddr-densho-1000-291-6) - 00:06:17
Graduating from college and helping out with the family's mortuary business (ddr-densho-1000-291-7) - 00:04:58
Coming to terms with personal identity, taking responsibility for the family business (ddr-densho-1000-291-8) - 00:06:24
Memorable moments in the mortuary business (ddr-densho-1000-291-9) - 00:05:27
First starting out in the mortuary business (ddr-densho-1000-291-10) - 00:04:37
Meeting future wife (ddr-densho-1000-291-11) - 00:02:53
Becoming involved in Nisei Week and the Japanese American community (ddr-densho-1000-291-12) - 00:05:46
Thoughts on the continuance of Japanese American community activities (ddr-densho-1000-291-13) - 00:04:35
The importance of a Japanese-American-owned mortuary business (ddr-densho-1000-291-14) - 00:08:06
The future of the Japanese American community (ddr-densho-1000-291-15) - 00:09:01
Reflections on the Japanese American community in Los Angeles (ddr-densho-1000-291-16) - 00:08:00
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First starting out in the mortuary business

00:04:37 — Segment 10 of 16

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July 29, 2010

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Gerald Fukui

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Gerald Fukui Interview

01:23:50 — 16 segments

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July 29, 2010

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Los Angeles, California

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Yonsei male. Born February 14, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles. After graduating from college, took over the family's prestigious mortuary business. Active in several community organizations in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo including Nisei Week and the Japanese American National Museum.

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