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Being fair
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
Well, I think that meeting between myself and Jack Burns, when he first asked me—we …
Role of Hawaii internationally
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
As I look back now, my years as governor has provided me an opportunity to …
Tree planting
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
During the 25th Anniversary of Statehood, I thought of planting 25,000 trees for the 25th …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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