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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 …

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, …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …