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Okasaki,Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi

Wife's family in Japan

Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003

Because I have no family here—I’m here by myself—I have more interaction with her family …

Takeshita,Yukio

Lack of notion of citizenship in Japan

Yukio Takeshita September 11, 2003

Japanese people don’t understand about citizenship. Even if I say I’m a Japanese American, they’ll …

Takeshita,Yukio

Impression of Japan upon arrival

Yukio Takeshita September 11, 2003

Well, I think this was a terrible place when I first came here. But, I …

Yamano,Jane Aiko

Having patience in Japan, being both

Jane Aiko Yamano September 3, 2003

I try to pick up the good points from the American side and the good …

Yamano,Jane Aiko

Preserving traditional Japanese culture

Jane Aiko Yamano September 3, 2003

At the same time, the culture that the Japanese have is something that we really …

Yokoyama,Wayne Shigeto

Working at the magazine

Wayne Shigeto Yokoyama November 13, 2003

When I first came to Japan, I was just an American living in Japan. And …

Yonamine,Wally Kaname

The privations of living in post-war Japan, 1952

Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003

When we first went to Japan, we got married and went to Japan, in two …

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Treatment of Kibei after return to United States

Roy H. Matsumoto December 17 & 18, 2003

They were more or less curious because I know... ask me what it say in …

Kosaki,Richard

Devastation in Tokyo after World War II

Richard Kosaki March 19, 2004

The devastation, well, we both saw it -- we saw it both in Manila and …

Kanemoto,Marion Tsutakawa

Living in Japan during the war, preparing for U.S. bombings

Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto August 3 & 4, 2003

Well, I remember seeing, Okayama came before Hiroshima, so Okayama was being bombed, the city …

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