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Eric Nakamura
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Eric Nakamura

Giant Robot, never a drag

Giant Robot co-founder and publisher

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Clifford Uyeda
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Clifford Uyeda

Recalling President Carter’s signing of the Commission bill

(1917 - 2004) Political activist

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Willie Ito
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Willie Ito

Parents

(b. 1934) Award-winning Disney animation artist who was incarcerated at Topaz during WWII

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Hikaru “Carl” Iwasaki
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Hikaru “Carl” Iwasaki

Returning to San Jose

(1923 - 2016) WRA photographer

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Fred Y. Hoshiyama
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Fred Y. Hoshiyama

Getting fired from a job

(1914–2015) Nisei YMCA and Japanese American community leader

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Antonio Shinkiti Shikota
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Antonio Shinkiti Shikota

The reason why he immigrated to Japan (Portuguese)

(b. 1962) Japanese Brazilian owner of a Brazilian products store in Japan.

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Etsuo Hongo
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Etsuo Hongo

The reason he came to the United States (Japanese)

(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

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Dale Minami
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Dale Minami

An emotional response from mother upon talking about incarceration experience

(b. 1946) Lawyer

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Toshiaki Toyoshima
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Toshiaki Toyoshima

Difficulty of spreading authentic sushi (Japanese)

(b. 1949) Sushi chef. Owner of Sushi Gen restaurant in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo.

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John Naka
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John Naka

Bonsai and oil painting

(1914-2004) Nisei Bonsai master in the United States

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