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Not bringing shame to family
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
Of course we were raised in a Japanese American community, so that we were always …

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, …

Helping soldiers
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
On the grass outside, there weren't even enough blankets for the soldiers. And so all …

Okinawan discrimination
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
Like Okinawan people, those days they were sadly discriminated. I remember that they lived in …

Didn't have rights that whites had
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
We didn’t have all the rights that caucasians had, and it was because of racism. …

Californians didn't know about evacuation
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
You would think most Americans would’ve known, but even people in California didn’t know what …

The day Pearl Harbor was bombed
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
When I drove to the main street, Pacific Avenue, I never saw this before, but …

Father as prisoner of war in hospital
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
My mother made calls to see if she could visit her husband, and then she …

Patriotism versus loyalty
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
Patriotism is more showing your faith and love for your country, where loyalty often has …

Idealism before war, being red, white and blue
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
I was so ‘Red, White and Blue,’ so small-town gal, you know, and just really …