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Spending time with children
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
When I became governor, I told my secretary, “I don’t care how busy I am, …
Getting married
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
And when we got engaged, it was very interesting because George's parents came over. We …
Possibility of being adopted by aunt
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
My family was very poor, and the reason why is because my father, being a …
First work in America (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) I first went to San Pedro and worked in a cannery. Then I got …
Nickname
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When I started grade school, there’s another, maybe one or two James’s in the class. …
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 …
Little interaction with parents
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When you ask me about my connections with my parents, at first, you know, when …
Context affects meaning
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
There’s a kimono, and the label under it says, It's a Japanese woman's article of …
Gordon's parents' experience in prison
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
Gordon said he looked up one day, one night and jailor says, “Oh, I got …
Testing assumptions of Japanese scholars
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
You know, I was kind of concerned about the Japanese scholars studying the Japanese American …
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