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Shimomura,Roger

A conversation with a farmer in Kansas

Roger Shimomura March 18 & 20, 2003

And there was this farmer standing next to me. And I still remember him. And …

Shimomura,Roger

Collection of artifacts depicting racial stereotypes influences art

Roger Shimomura March 18 & 20, 2003

And then I have World War II postcards that depict the World War II Jap …

Bannai,Lorraine

Avoiding the pigeonhole of stereotypes during school years

Lorraine Bannai March 23 & 24, 2000

I think that there was some stereotyping going on. I think that some of the …

Tashima,A. Wallace

“I was never an exceptional student…”

A. Wallace Tashima July 2, 2014

I was never an exceptional student, which seems kind of odd, but I think part …

Tashima,A. Wallace

Being 1 out of 4 Asians at Harvard Law School

A. Wallace Tashima July 2, 2014

When I went to law school, I started in 1958 so our class graduating was …

Tashima,A. Wallace

“I could never get a job offer from a private law firm”

A. Wallace Tashima July 2, 2014

I know when I got out of law school, well when I was still at …

Tashima,A. Wallace

Being Denied as a Japanese American Lawyer

A. Wallace Tashima July 2, 2014

But I remember when I was at the law firm, a new matter came in …

Takei,George

Asian Stereotypes

George Takei February 3, 2015

The stereotyping of people, specifically Japanese Americans, or the Japanese, I think, has played a …

Fujie,Holly J.

Importance of overcoming Asian American stereotypes

Holly J. Fujie July 11, 2019

Unfortunately, even though they think that you’re smart, and you’re hardworking, for them as a …

Fujie,Holly J.

Challenges faced by female judges

Holly J. Fujie July 11, 2019

Probably the same challenges I still face as a judge, which is that you still …

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