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Ariyoshi,George

Ethnic diversity

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

Before the war broke out, we lived in a part of Chinatown. And there, there …

Hirabayashi,James

Christian gatherings in homes

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

There was a small group of mukyokai, non-church Christians in the Seattle area. And I …

Hirabayashi,James

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 …

Hirabayashi,James

Role of the Japanese American National Museum

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

The [Japanese American National] Museum is not only about the past, but it’s about the …

Bain,Peggie Nishimura

Learning American cooking

Peggie Nishimura Bain September 15-17, 2004

There was a neighbor by the name of McDonalds, Mrs. McDonald was teaching us how …

Shimomura,Roger

Japanese American community life

Roger Shimomura March 18 & 20, 2003

I've always said that I think one of the, I call it a curse in …

Wakabayashi,Kimi

Her early life in Canada

Kimi Wakabayashi January 10, 2005

I*: So when you came to Saskatchewan, how did you feel? Well, I forget but …

Kadoguchi,Shizuko

Marrying Bob against family’s wishes

Shizuko Kadoguchi February 14, 2005

My brother, my, not only the brother, sister, everybody was against marry to Bob, because …

Azumano,George

Downtown in Portland, Oregon

George Azumano December 5, 2005

I remembered living in this area, by the way. My parents operated a produce stand …

Fulbeck,Kip

Lessons learned from The Hapa Project

Kip Fulbeck May 3, 2006

The overwhelming response has been really positive. That’s been great for me, but the important …

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