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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-321-25)

Building the fish auction business

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-321-2)

Father's arrival in Hawaii: attending school and learning English

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-321-16)

First experiences with the South and segregation

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-321-5)

Attending elementary school and Japanese language school

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-321-18)

Being transferred around in the military: "it doesn't make much sense"

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-321-24)

Returning to Hawaii: seeing changes in the fishing industry

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-321-17)

Staying behind to train future recruits

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-321-3)

Father's early work peddling fish

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-321-1)

Father's family background

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-321-13)

Reaction to being removed from the Hawaiian Territorial Guard because of Japanese American background

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-321-12)

Volunteering for the Hawaiian Territorial Guard

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-321-10)

Witnessing the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-321-22)

Visiting family in Japan

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-321-8)

Working during summer breaks

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-321-14)

Deciding to volunteer for the army

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-321-19)

Helping to transport father from concentration camp to Seattle

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-321-26)

The challenges of building a successful fish auction business

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-321-23)

Meeting father's friends in Japan

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-321-20)

A surprise visit to family on stopover in Hawaii

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-321-11)

Father's arrest by the FBI

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-321-4)

Description of siblings

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vh Akira Otani Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-321-15)

Enlisting in the army: memories of send-off

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