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

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

Decision between becoming a minister or musician
(b. 1949) Musician and arts educator and adminstrator.

Performing in the first Asian American play, "The Monkey Play"
(b. 1949) Musician and arts educator and adminstrator.

Performing the koto and taiko drum together, in Japan
(b. 1949) Musician and arts educator and adminstrator.

Taiko considered "Jazz" in the Philippines
(b. 1949) Musician and arts educator and adminstrator.

Experiences in Hiroshima after the A-bomb
(1928 - 2008) Drafted into both the Japanese Imperial Army and the U.S. Army.

The horror of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing (Japanese)
(1928 - 2008) Drafted into both the Japanese Imperial Army and the U.S. Army.

Felt no hostility in Los Gatos, California after the war
(b. 1935) Sansei businessman.

His Memory of August 6, 1945
(b. 1938) Japanese American. Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

Immediately after the bombing
(b. 1938) Japanese American. Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

Escape from Hiroshima
(b. 1938) Japanese American. Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

Other family members not as lucky
(b. 1938) Japanese American. Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

Returning to Hiroshima in ruins
(b. 1938) Japanese American. Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

His parents had little hope that he had survived the atomic bomb
(b. 1938) Japanese American. Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor
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