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Getting citizenship back
(b.1909) Nisei from Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake and Minidoka during WWII. Resettled in Chicago after WWII

Response to loyalty questionnaire
(b.1909) Nisei from Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake and Minidoka during WWII. Resettled in Chicago after WWII

Citizenship and identity
(b. 1967) Hawai`i-born professional fighter in Japan

Why I got my American citizenship (Japanese)
Shin-Issei from Gifu. Recently received U.S. citizenship

The reactions of others when I got my American citizenship (Japanese)
Shin-Issei from Gifu. Recently received U.S. citizenship

Japanese wife with American citizenship
Sansei Japanese American living in Japan and Kendo practioner

You can’t be loyal to two countries (Japanese)
(1925-2024) War bride

The first garden he visited in the US
(1940-2016) Issei Landscape Architect

On becoming a Japanese national (Japanese)
(b. 1979) Sansei Nikkei Brazilian who lives in Oizumi-machi in Gunma prefecture. He runs his own design studio.

Unique Identity from Having Multiple Backgrounds
(b. 1938) Philipines-born hikiagesha who later migrated to the United States.
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