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Teacher who helped with lisp
(b.1926) Democratic politician and three-term Governor of Hawai'i

Kids working hard
An expert researcher and scholar on Japanese immigrant clothing.

First day of school
An expert researcher and scholar on Japanese immigrant clothing.

Grandmother's influence on decision to go to Japan
(b.1942) Japanese American ceramist, who has lived in Japan for over 30 years.

Training for football by carrying 100-lb bags of grass over mountains
(b.1925) Nisei of Okinawan descent. Had a 38-year career in Japan as a baseball player, coach, scout, and manager.

Teaching at the military language school during World War II
(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Lesson learned from community college faculty
(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Rewards of teaching
(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Japanese school
(b.1924) Japanese Canadian Nisei. Interpreter for British Army in Japan after WWII. Active in Japanese Canadian community

Strict school policy of separating boys and girls in Japan
(b.1920) Japanese Canadian Nisei. Established the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto

Growing up outside of Portland’s Japanese community
(b. 1921) Nisei businessman. Established "Made in Oregon" retail stores

Japanese musical education
(b.1943) Shin-issei grand master of taiko; founded San Francisco Taiko Dojo in 1968.

Education in a Buddhist temple and a country school
(1914-2018) Founder of the largest gladiolus bulb farm in the United States.


Father’s will to have Japanese education
(b. 1922) Canadian Nisei who was unable to return to Canada from Japan until 1952
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