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(b.1926) Democratic politician and three-term Governor of Hawai'i

Prom during the war
(b.1926) Democratic politician and three-term Governor of Hawai'i



Interest in Japanese migration studies (Japanese)
Tsuda College President, researcher of Nikkei history


Life in camp as teenager
(1926 - 2012) Scholar and professor of anthropology. Leader in the establishment of ethnic studies as an academic discipline

Being ordered to keep a diary that was later confiscated, ostensibly by the FBI
Hawaiian Nisei who served in World War II with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor
An expert researcher and scholar on Japanese immigrant clothing.

Helping soldiers
An expert researcher and scholar on Japanese immigrant clothing.

Fun at concentration camp
Senshin Buddhist Temple minister and co-founder of Kinnara Taiko.

Father as prisoner of war in hospital
(1922–2014) Political and civil rights activist.

Patriotism versus loyalty
(1922–2014) Political and civil rights activist.

Postcards to Nisei soldiers
(1922–2014) Political and civil rights activist.

Hiding what happened in camp
(1922–2014) Political and civil rights activist.
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