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Susumu “Sus” Ito
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Ito,Susumu “Sus”

Being scared during combat

(1919 - 2015) Nisei who served in World War II with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Venancio Shinki
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Shinki,Venancio

Mistreating the Japanese community (Spanish)

(b. 1932-2016) Peruvian painter

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Juan Alberto Matsumoto
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Matsumoto,Juan Alberto

About Escobar (Spanish)

(b. 1962) Nisei Japanese Argentinian, currently residing in Japan

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Grace Aiko Nakamura
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Nakamura,Grace Aiko

Larry’s fishing skill

Sister of automotive designer Larry Shinoda

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BJ Kobayashi
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Kobayashi,BJ

Never feeling discriminated against in Hawai‘i

Hawaiian businessman, developer.

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Henry Shimizu
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Shimizu,Henry

Building a Japanese rock garden inside an internment camp

(b. 1928) Doctor. Former Chair of the Japanese Canadian Redress Foundation.

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Masato Ninomiya
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Ninomiya,Masato

I want to restore my Japanese nationality

Professor of Law, University of Sao Paulo, Lawyer, Translator (b. 1948)

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Henry Shimizu
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Shimizu,Henry

Building Japanese style fishing boats in Canada

(b. 1928) Doctor. Former Chair of the Japanese Canadian Redress Foundation.

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Michelle Yamashiro
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Yamashiro,Michelle

American values she aligns with

Okinawan American whose parents are from Peru.

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Chad Morton
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Morton,Chad

Benefits of his multiracial background

(b.1977) Professional football player.

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