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Teacher who helped with lisp
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
In the 8th grade, I had a very bad lisping. And I realized…I began to …

Prom during the war
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
I was sophomore when the war broke out. All of the sophomores, we had hardly …

Influence of veterans
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
The World War II, I think that made it possible for many of the AJAs …

Day Pearl Harbor was bombed
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
The day that Pearl Harbor was bombed. I remember I was walking to church on …

Japan vs. the United States (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) In Japan, someone named Lieutenant General Koike asked me, “What do you think about …

Company in Tokyo burned down (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) Even if I want to go home, I can’t so it’s useless. There’s no …

Little interaction with parents
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When you ask me about my connections with my parents, at first, you know, when …

Life in camp as teenager
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When we got into camp, I only went home to the barracks room when I …

Politics in ethnic studies
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
At first I was the Chair of Asian American Studies and then I became the …

Center for Japanese American Studies in community
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The reason I got involved was we had this Center for Japanese American Studies that …