Interview with Mitsugi Nishihara

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1987

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Nishimoto, Warren

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Nishihara, Mitsugi

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A Japanese man remembers plantation life in Koloa and field jobs, including hoeing and mule handling for the hapai ko operation. After working for a soda works, he was plantation store order taker and eventually took charge of ordering and markup.
sugar plantation laborer, soda works employee, store employee, country water collector, appliance salesman; Japanese; male
Interview conducted in English.

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Ethnic Relations, Japanese - Customs and Beliefs, Japanese - Lifestyles, Plantation Life, Stores

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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/30023

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1 hr, 50 min
60 pages

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Interview

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Koloa, Kauai

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DU629 .K64 K6 1987a

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Koloa: An Oral History of a Kaua‘i Community
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