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Grandmother's influence on decision to go to Japan
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
I think it’s my grandmother that made me come to Japan. As I said, my …
Band-Aid realization
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
I have a friend who didn’t realize he was Japanese background until he put on …
Japanese influence growing up
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
Both my parents were working—and basically our grandmother raised us and brought us up. She …
Looking at your country from the outside
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
As I say, if you travel, and you meet the people, they’re all the same. …
Wife's family in Japan
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
Because I have no family here—I’m here by myself—I have more interaction with her family …
Lack of notion of citizenship in Japan
Yukio Takeshita September 11, 2003
Japanese people don’t understand about citizenship. Even if I say I’m a Japanese American, they’ll …
Involvement in JACL
Yukio Takeshita September 11, 2003
Well, I’m living here almost 60 years. Maybe for many years, I had no contact …
Lack of language skills
Jane Aiko Yamano September 3, 2003
At that time, I think Japan was still used to “Foreigners just cannot speak Japanese.” …
Having patience in Japan, being both
Jane Aiko Yamano September 3, 2003
I try to pick up the good points from the American side and the good …
Acculturation
Jane Aiko Yamano September 3, 2003
Moving here, looking like a Japanese and not speaking it really felt strange. I think …
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