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Naganuma,Jimmy

Food on the ship to the U.S.

Jimmy Naganuma September 20, 2019

We had only cookies, I believe, a can like so big, I don't know how …

Naganuma,Jimmy

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, …

Naganuma,Jimmy

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, …

Naganuma,George Kazuharu

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 …

Naganuma,George Kazuharu

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 …

Naganuma,George Kazuharu

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 …

Naganuma,George Kazuharu

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, …

Naganuma,Kazumu

Parent's immigration to Peru

Kazumu Naganuma September 20, 2019

He went there with, he said, hundreds of Japanese men on a ship, so that …

Naganuma,Kazumu

Proud to be Japanese Peruvian

Kazumu Naganuma September 20, 2019

I was always proud to be a Japanese Peruvian, citizenship or not. And now that …

Yamamoto,Mia

Reason she didn't transition earlier

Mia Yamamoto July 14, 2020

One of reasons I couldn't come out as early as I think I wanted to …

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