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Gordon's parents' experience in prison
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
Gordon said he looked up one day, one night and jailor says, “Oh, I got …
Going back to Hawaii
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
I was born in Kumamoto. Among the nine siblings, I was the only one. I …
1920 labor strike
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
My father, he was a clerk at the old sugar company warehouse. Huge warehouse, where …
Clothes of plantation workers
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
For me, I think living in the hub of plantation life, right near the sugar …
Surviving after father's death
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
Life changed drastically when my father died. Until then, we had a fairly comfortable life. …
Washing for Filipino bachelors
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
She (my mother) got up early in the morning to do her laundry for the …
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
While we were talking, we saw the Japanese plane with the hinomaru, the “rising sun” …
Helping soldiers
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
On the grass outside, there weren't even enough blankets for the soldiers. And so all …
Brother leaves for war, survival
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
And at that time, when he came to pick up my brother, my mother never …
Doing chores
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
All of us, she had assigned chores for us to do. My brothers had to …