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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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Involvement with ethnic studies
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The students were pressing for any kind of classes that had to do with ethnic …

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, …