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Paul Yempuku Interview (ddr-densho-1000-247)
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Kibei male. Born January 5, 1927, in Kahuku, Hawaii. Moved to Japan with family at age six, and attended school in Japan. Worked in a naval base in Japan during World War II, taking part in air raids and bombings by U.S. forces. Attended college in Japan before returning to Hawaii after the war. Worked for …
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-247-15)
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Hearing about the end of the war, trying to return home
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-247-16)
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Seeing Hiroshima a few weeks after the atomic bombing
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-247-23)
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Working various jobs in Hawaii
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-247-18)
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Deciding to go back to college
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-247-21)
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Graduating from college, returning to Hawaii
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-247-24)
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Meeting future wife, getting married
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-247-8)
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Being told about the start of World War II
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-247-26)
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Reflections: president of the Hawaii Hochi
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-247-3)
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Father's work as a Buddhist priest in Hawaii
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-247-10)
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Food shortages during the war
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-247-11)
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Hiding in air raid shelters during bombings
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-247-4)
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Childhood memories of growing up in the small town of Kahuku, Hawaii
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-247-17)
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Returning home and working as a fisherman
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-247-22)
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Finding work upon first returning to Hawaii
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-247-6)
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Growing up on a small island, adjusting to language differences
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-247-20)
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Relationship with older brother who had stayed in Hawaii
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-247-13)
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Taking exams, enrolling in college during the war
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-247-1)
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Significance of name
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-247-9)
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Working on the Kure Naval Base to help the war effort
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-247-12)
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Believing that Japan was going to win the war
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-247-5)
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Going to Japan with family at age six
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-247-7)
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Dealing with food shortages as a child
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-247-19)
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Receiving a visit by older brother, an American GI
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Paul Yempuku Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-247-14)
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The impact of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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