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Sings traditional plantation labor song (ho-le ho-le bushi) in Japanese and Hawaiian
(b.1900) Issei plantation worker in Hawai'i.

Importance of education in achieving redress for incarceration
(1919-2014) Activist for civil rights and redress for World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.

Her experience as a Japanese-American schoolchild in Oceanside, California, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
(1924-2018) Artist and playwright.

Loss of happy-go-lucky adolescence in Puyallup Assembly Center
(b. 1923) Nisei from Washington. Resisted draft during WWII.

Memories of dusty conditions at Minidoka incarceration camp
(b. 1923) Nisei from Washington. Resisted draft during WWII.

Making the decision to resist the draft
(b. 1923) Nisei from Washington. Resisted draft during WWII.

Discharged from the U.S. Army after Pearl Harbor
(b. 1918) Founder Azumano Travel

Reaction to a 1942 speech by Mike Masaoka, Japanese American Citizen League's National Secretary
(1915 - 2011) Nisei florist who resettled in New York City after WW II. Active in Japanese American civil rights movement

Death of sister in October 1942
(1915 - 2011) Nisei florist who resettled in New York City after WW II. Active in Japanese American civil rights movement

First impression of New York City during war time
(1915 - 2011) Nisei florist who resettled in New York City after WW II. Active in Japanese American civil rights movement

Neighbors' sympathy after Pearl Harbor
(1915 - 2011) Nisei florist who resettled in New York City after WW II. Active in Japanese American civil rights movement

Reaction of Japanese American community toward draft resistance stance
(b. 1925) Draft resister

The role of the media in influencing people's opinions
(b. 1925) Draft resister

Living conditions in prison while serving time for resisting the draft
(b. 1925) Draft resister

Talking to children about decision to resist the draft during World War II
(b. 1925) Draft resister
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