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First meal at Crystal City
Jimmy Naganuma September 20, 2019
The first thing I recognized was a can of plum or fruit with syrup in juice, …

Enjoying undokai and sports in Crystal City
Jimmy Naganuma September 20, 2019
While we were there, there were all kinds of events. One that I really enjoyed …

Proud of his Japanese, American, and Peruvian identity
Jimmy Naganuma September 20, 2019
Still, I prefer both to be proud of. Sure, okay, I'm an American citizen now, …

Memories of the ship heading to the U.S.
George Kazuharu Naganuma September 20, 2019
I remember, not boarding the ship, but I remember being in the ship and the …

Thunder in Crystal City
George Kazuharu Naganuma September 20, 2019
I remember the weather in Texas, in Crystal City, it was terrible, wow. That's the …

Kids activities in Crystal City
George Kazuharu Naganuma September 20, 2019
I remember playing with my friends, I guess, we would go out and collect lizards …

Having a house at camp
George Kazuharu Naganuma September 20, 2019
They moved us to a private home, away from the barracks. This was a single …

Having nowhere to go postwar
George Kazuharu Naganuma September 20, 2019
The Peruvian government didn't want us, because I think the Japanese community was doing better …

Feeling of foreigness
George Kazuharu Naganuma September 20, 2019
That's the only language I knew is Japanese, then, so it's kind of hard for …

Art helped him to feel less foreign in school
George Kazuharu Naganuma September 20, 2019
I like art, so I was doing a lot of drawing and things like that, …