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Yamashiro,Michelle

Parents leaving Peru to move to California

Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018

In the eighties Peru’s economy wasn’t as great as it is now. And so in …

Yamashiro,Michelle

Reflections on childhood

Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018

I grew up going to schools were it was really diverse, so I think I …

Yamashiro,Michelle

Okinawan Americans

Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018

The whole headquarters of the Okinawa Association of America is located in Gardena, so that’s …

Wasserman,Fumiko Hachiya

Unique perspective that a judge can bring to community organizations

Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman July 27, 2018

I think being an attorney, or being a judge, in any organization, you can bring …

Fischer,Takayo

Representing her Family and the Japanese American Community in Acting

Takayo Fischer November 8, 2018

I don’t know that I felt like everyone else. I felt like I was – …

Matsumoto,Juan Alberto

Popular Sports in the Nikkei Community (Japanese)

Juan Alberto Matsumoto September 22, 2019

(Japanese) We mainly played baseball, and also played volleyball and table tennis. There were many …

Matsumoto,Juan Alberto

Supporting Nikkei in Japan (Japanese)

Juan Alberto Matsumoto September 22, 2019

(Japanese) In the 90s, many different people came from Central and South America to work …

Matsumoto,Juan Alberto

Changes in the Nikkei Community in Japan (Japanese)

Juan Alberto Matsumoto September 22, 2019

(Japanese) Probably the events that had the biggest impact on the community in recent years …

Matsumoto,Juan Alberto

The Next Generation of the Nikkei Community (Japanese)

Juan Alberto Matsumoto September 22, 2019

(Japanese) I’ve been involved in the development on next generation of Nikkei leaders from Japan …

Matsumoto,Juan Alberto

Nikkei Identity (Japanese)

Juan Alberto Matsumoto September 22, 2019

(Japanese) I sometimes gave a talk about [Nikkei] identity to Nikkei students, particularly from the …

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