Discover Nikkei

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Yamasaki,Frank

Making the decision to resist the draft

(b. 1923) Nisei from Washington. Resisted draft during WWII.

Hashizume,Bill

Yobiyose system in Canada

(b. 1922) Canadian Nisei who was unable to return to Canada from Japan until 1952

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Treatment of Kibei after return to United States

(b.1913) Kibei from California who served in the MIS with Merrill’s Marauders during WWII.

Kitashima,Lou

How to be a successful gardener

Sansei Gardener

Emi,Frank

Meeting other Americans in jail

(1916-2010) draft resister, helped form the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee

Abe,George

The Birth of Kinnara

(b. 1944) taiko and flute performer

Hirose,Roberto

The various realities of Nikkei in Latin America (Spanish)

(b. 1950) Nisei Chilean, Businessman

Fujioka,Robert T.

Finding his mother's high school valedictorian speech

(b. 1952) Former banking executive, born in Hawaii

Sakane,Hiroshi

President Fujimori as elected by Peru's general public (Japanese)

(b. 1948) Executive Director of Amano Museum

Sakoguchi,Ben

Starting out in Art

(b. 1938) Japanese American painter & printmaker

Real People on Video Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.
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