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Ariyoshi,George

Being fair

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

Well, I think that meeting between myself and Jack Burns, when he first asked me—we …

Ariyoshi,George

Role of Hawaii internationally

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

As I look back now, my years as governor has provided me an opportunity to …

Ariyoshi,Jean Hayashi

Tree planting

Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

During the 25th Anniversary of Statehood, I thought of planting 25,000 trees for the 25th …

Hirabayashi,James

Relationship with S.I. Hayakawa

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

When Hayakawa was in Chicago and after that, he was kind of thought of as …

Hirabayashi,James

Past ties to present situation in Middle East

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

The government interpreted whatever they saw of the Japanese Americans, in terms of their framework, …

Bain,Peggie Nishimura

Getting citizenship back

Peggie Nishimura Bain September 15-17, 2004

Well, If you married an alien, you lost your citizenship, because all aliens -- especially …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Finding supporters for the bill

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

I wanted to make sure that we had prominent members of the Congress as... you …

Yamasaki,Frank

Thoughts on redress

Frank Yamasaki August 18, 1997

It's no different from the reparation. That money that's sent to us, does that remedy …

Mineta,Norman Yoshio

Getting Jim Wright to sponsor the bill

Norman Yoshio Mineta July 4, 2008

Jim Wright was at that time the majority leader, and -- no, I'm sorry, he …

Herzig,Aiko Yoshinaga

Redress payments to Issei who did not enter camps

Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig August 26, 1998

Do you remember this man, an Issei man, who was apparently living in Utah so …

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