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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


Learning Japanese at school and at home with family
(b.1951) Co-founder and managing director of San Jose Taiko.

Nihongo gakko - Preserving Japanese culture (Spanish)
(b. 1969) Former president of Centro Nikkei Argentino.

Results of being more American than Japanese
(1924-2018) Researcher, Activist

First learning about the incarceration experience in college
(b. 1955) Lawyer

Reasons for conformity and competitiveness in Gardena, California
(b. 1946) Lawyer


Retaining Japanese customs (Spanish)
(b. 1950) Nisei Chilean, Businessman

Studying Japanese to understand her grandfather (Spanish)
Sansei Argentinean

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