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And then in December, the Supreme Court ruled... that the camps
were unconstitutional. | And then in December, the Supreme Court ruled... that the camps
were unconstitutional.
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Why are you throwing up, Dulcie?
You haven't even been on the bus. Dulcie came back from
the Idaho sugar harvest with a nice suntan... $60 pay and a baby inside of her. - Mama was furious. | Why are ...
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Hey, Charlie. Don't take any wooden nickels. | Hey, Charlie. Don't take any wooden nickels.
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Then it seemed all we did was say good-bye. Dulcie volunteered to help
with the sugar beet harvest in Idaho. At least Dulcie was free... for a while. Charlie was sent
to a special camp at Tule Lake.....
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Sometimes it's better to die
than to give up on life. Bye-bye. What's this for? In case you throw up. Be sure to write Mama, okay? | Sometimes it's better to die
than to give up on life. Bye-bye. What...
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Lily? Jack! Oh, Jack! - You didn't tell me you had leave.
- It was sudden. - They're gonna ship us out in a week.
- Oh, where? They won't tell us. Mini, I'm gonna
take you home now, okay? I'm gonna st...
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- Joycie?
- Jack. Papa? Mini? Mini!
Oh, Mini, Mini! You're so big, I didn't even recognize you. - Hi.
- Hi. - Did you lose a tooth?
- Yeah. You did? Where's Lily?
No one's home. They're at the hospita...
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Hold it there, please. Papers. Go ahead. | Hold it there, please. Papers. Go ahead.
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We have to say yes, Mama. Papa? Charlie. No. No. What about you? I'm gonna go in the army. | We have to say yes, Mama. Papa? Charlie. No. No. What about you? I'm gonna go in the army.
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Bye, bye, Mini Mouse.
You gonna be okay? - Come on, fella. We going, or what?
- Okay. | Bye, bye, Mini Mouse.
You gonna be okay? - Come on, fella. We going, or what?
- Okay.
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When they finally
opened the camp two days later... your papa could come visit us. We hadn't seen or heard from him
for seven whole months. | When they finally
opened the camp two days later...
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Road's closed, sir.
You're gonna have to back up. - What's going on?
- Japs in the camp are rioting. They say a whole bunch of them have been shot.
It's a mess down there. Okay, sir. Back it up.
Try a...
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Where you stationed? - Fairmont.
- Ah. On a 24-hour? - What's left of it.
- You got friends down at the camp? Yeah, kind of. They're real good people,
some of them Japs. Got a couple of them working f...
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One of the J.C.L.'ers
has been beaten up. They're blaming the kitchen union people.
There's gonna be trouble. We should get home, Mama. - Where's Charlie?
- I don't know, Mama. Come on, Frankie. | One...
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Hey, Kenji, come on! Come on. Come on. | Hey, Kenji, come on! Come on. Come on.
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- Hey, thanks for stopping.
- If you can find room back there... then you're more
than welcome, soldier. - You all right?
- Yeah. | - Hey, thanks for stopping.
- If you can find room back there... the...
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Alice Noguchi?
How could they pick her? She's got a face
like a latrine bucket. - I think she's pretty.
- Big tits. - They always pick the one with big tits.
- They're not so big. | Alice Noguchi?
How...
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Oh, Mini No, Mini-chan. Kiss your grandpa. Ooh, thank you. | Oh, Mini No, Mini-chan. Kiss your grandpa. Ooh, thank you.
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Let's go!
Move that vehicle, soldier! - I'm trying, Sergeant.
- What's the matter with you, McGann? Somebody teach you to do this in Dublin?
Move that vehicle! Get moving, McGann! | Let's go!
Move tha...
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We lined up for everything. We seemed to spend half our lives
lining up for something or other. Our lives had changed completely... and we spent our whole time
pretending they hadn't. There we go! - Y...
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You have 24 hours to report
for drafting, Mr. McGann. Your parole is annulled
under Section 472 of the War Powers Act. But, uh, I need
to go to Los Angeles. Don't think so. It says Tacoma.
Yep, Tacoma...
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The journey
on the bus seemed to go on forever... and finally we arrived. But all I can remember
is the mountains... the cold and the dust. | The journey
on the bus seemed to go on forever... ...
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We stayed at the racetrack for two months... until they moved us
to a new home... way out in the desert. | We stayed at the racetrack for two months... until they moved us
to a new home...
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Thanks for coming with me, Lily. It's okay.
I'm scared to come on my own as well. - Do you think they'll shoot us?
- No, of course not. Do you think
they'll send us back to Japan? I don't know.
I trul...
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I can't bring my camera? Sorry, it's on the list. | I can't bring my camera? Sorry, it's on the list.
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Hey! Hey, get outta here! You get outta here! Fuckin' little vultures! | Hey! Hey, get outta here! You get outta here! Fuckin' little vultures!
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When do you get back from Seattle? Just a couple of days.
A week at the most. I'm just gonna check in for my parole,
then I'm coming. If only we knew where we're going. I'll find you, Lily. | When do ...
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Special Army rail transport Bravo 719... departing at 1100 hours. | Special Army rail transport Bravo 719... departing at 1100 hours.
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The man didn't buy the piano? - He didn't offer enough.
- How much? - Ten dollars.
- I got him up from five. - I said I'd sooner burn it.
- How can you burn a piano? What are we going to do with these...
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Things I hate burning most
are your school reports. How are people going to know
how well you did? They'll know, Mama. They'll know. | Things I hate burning most
are your school reports. How are peopl...
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- You okay, Mama?
- Mm. | - You okay, Mama?
- Mm.
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- Are you okay?
- I'm gonna take Mini for a walk. Okay? | - Are you okay?
- I'm gonna take Mini for a walk. Okay?
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It's all right. It's all right. Oh, Lily, I've missed you so much. | It's all right. It's all right. Oh, Lily, I've missed you so much.
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Where's Mr. Matsui? He's been arrested. So has my father. Why? They're Japanese. | Where's Mr. Matsui? He's been arrested. So has my father. Why? They're Japanese.
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We're not open.
Mr. Matsui is not here. | We're not open.
Mr. Matsui is not here.
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Missed you, Lily. I'm here now, Mama. | Missed you, Lily. I'm here now, Mama.
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Mini? Mini-chan. | Mini? Mini-chan.
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But it never upset me because... all the time I pretended
that you did. | But it never upset me because... all the time I pretended
that you did.
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Dulcie told me that... Papa wouldn't let you write. | Dulcie told me that... Papa wouldn't let you write.
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Mama. I wrote to you
all these years and... you never once wrote back. | Mama. I wrote to you
all these years and... you never once wrote back.
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I'm sure things
will be all right, Mama. They'll know Papa is a good man. He never harmed anybody. He didn't do anything wrong. They'll see that and... | I'm sure things
will be all right, Mama. Th...
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Mama? I'm so sorry. | Mama? I'm so sorry.
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Go home! Why don't you go home? | Go home! Why don't you go home?
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Oh, Lily, I'm sorry.
I'm truly sorry, honey. It's just a few leaflets.
I promise. | Oh, Lily, I'm sorry.
I'm truly sorry, honey. It's just a few leaflets.
I promise.
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Get outta here! You have no right to do this!
These people have a legal right to picket. - Says who?
- Says the law! You okay? Get outta the way! | Get outta here! You have no right to do this!
These ...
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Those days it seemed like
all we ever did was kiss. What about me? You were born on Christmas Day, 1937. And we called you Minae,
after Mama Kawamura's sister. - And you went to your first school ther...
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We were happy. - So very happy.
- Oh, ow! Ow! Help me out.
I can't move my legs. Yeah. | We were happy. - So very happy.
- Oh, ow! Ow! Help me out.
I can't move my legs. Yeah.
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You went to somebody else's wedding? No one seemed to mind. And for Papa and me, it seemed like
everyone had shown up just for us. | You went to somebody else's wedding? No one seemed to min...
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They're playin' our song. | They're playin' our song.
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- Come on. Come on.
- Where are we going? Our party. | - Come on. Come on.
- Where are we going? Our party.
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It was the best wedding anyone ever had. We had flowers. We had champagne.
It was the best day of my life. Thank you. | It was the best wedding anyone ever had. We had flowers. We had...
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What did you wear?
Were you pretty? Oh, I had a beautiful dress
with a lace collar and cuffs. And I wore my hair special
with a bow just like yours. | What did you wear?
Were you pretty? Oh, I had a b...
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I want to see Mr. Kawamura. I have to see him. | I want to see Mr. Kawamura. I have to see him.
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Lily? - Is Lily here?
- No Lily, sorry. She not work today. - What?
- She's gone to see her aunt on Terminal Island. Okay. Thanks. | Lily? - Is Lily here?
- No Lily, sorry. She not work today. ...
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- Did you get that?
- It's about Lily, right? Says you're not to see her again.
And you're fired. He wants you gone by Friday. It's best, Jack, for her and you. I told you, Jack! Best you get yourself...
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- Mr. Noji, come on.
- Did you let him in? - No.
- Come on, your highness. The prime minister wants to tell you
how the invasion of China is doin'. | - Mr. Noji, come on.
- Did you let him in? - No.
...
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Itadakimasu. Itadakimasu. | Itadakimasu. Itadakimasu.
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You don't like sake. I hate it. | You don't like sake. I hate it.
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Mr. Ogata left this behind before the rest
of his spirit departed for heaven. Poor Mr. Ogata.
I never saw him sober. | Mr. Ogata left this behind before the rest
of his spirit departed for heaven. Poo...
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Hey! Who was that? - No one worth knowing.
- Are you kidding? - She's not your type.
- Oh, she's your girlfriend or something. - No, no, no. Just a girl.
- Just a girl? She's beautiful. - She's my sis...
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- What did you say to her?
- I don't know. It's in the third reel of the movie. | - What did you say to her?
- I don't know. It's in the third reel of the movie.
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I'm sorry? Uh, I give you plenty babies. Hmm? | I'm sorry? Uh, I give you plenty babies. Hmm?
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- Jack?
- Marge. Is it, Jack?
Why didn't you tell us you were coming? - Gerry, look who's here!
All the way from New York!
- Hey! - Oh, no! Look at you!
- Where's your manners? You can't get up from t...
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"Hollywood-ono." Big movie star. | "Hollywood-ono." Big movie star.
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He says to thank your father
for inviting them to perform in America. Oh, yes.
Papa's crazy that way. Why doesn't she speak Japanese? She only speaks Japanese at mealtimes. Then perhaps I could take h...
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But if you finish fuckin' and your woman want to talk
about computer components, you got some more fuckin' to do. And don't get me wrong. They got some women
just as chauvinist as we men are. Some wom...
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And his friends was getting mad at him,
tryin' to help his ass. [shouts in mock Chinese] He was still goin'--
[stuttering] | And his friends was getting mad at him,
tryin' to help his ass. [shouts in ...
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I was in Chinatown, right? We went to Chinatown
'bout five months ago. I heard the funniest shit
I'd ever heard in my life-- it was a Chinese person that stuttered. I swear! This dude was really
stutt...
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And the Chinese too. The Chinese-
here are Chinese people here, boy. You better watch out.
I'll sic them on your ass. There's a billion Chinese. Ain't but 40 Mexicans. That's a lot of people, right?
A...