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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 62 (ddr-densho-1000-92-62)

Continuing work on the National Japanese American Monument

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-92-24)

Called up for military duty at seventeen years old

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-92-36)

Officers' appreciation for Nisei soldiers

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-92-11)

Receiving Japanese military training in school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-92-7)

Political climate in Japan shortly before World War II

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-92-47)

Finding a common language, communicating in Japanese with Brazilian officers

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-92-12)

Returning to the U.S., catching the last ship allowed in from Japan

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-92-65)

The challenge of finding resources for Japanese American community projects

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-92-40)

Having the ability to make independent decisions during dangerous situations

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 60 (ddr-densho-1000-92-60)

Getting involved with the Boy Scouts

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-92-4)

Taking care of people within the community, kenjinkai associations

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-92-10)

Deciding to return to the U.S. as war approaches

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 46 (ddr-densho-1000-92-46)

Maintaining a sense of humanity during the war

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-92-3)

Expectations of life in Japan: "Nobody there is gonna say, 'You look different'"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-92-34)

The U.S. government fails to award the 442nd Regimental Combat Team well-deserved Congressional Medals of Honor

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-92-32)

The effect of racism on the Nisei soldiers

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 49 (ddr-densho-1000-92-49)

Being injured and continuing to fight

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 58 (ddr-densho-1000-92-58)

Rebuilding life professionally and personally

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 57 (ddr-densho-1000-92-57)

Reuniting with parents

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-92-6)

Life in Japan, hierarchy within the grade schools

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 51 (ddr-densho-1000-92-51)

General Mark Clark admits that the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was unfairly sent into too many battles

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 54 (ddr-densho-1000-92-54)

Author Solly Ganor recalls being liberated by the 552nd Field Artillery Battalion soldier

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-92-21)

Going from student to teacher at school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-92-5)

Racism in Manchuria, similarities to the racism endured by Japanese Americans

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-92-27)

Determination to join the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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