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Decision to run for governor
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
I think that the Bar Association in Hawaii, we had many non-Caucasian lawyers. But, they …
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 …
Working in the pineapple fields
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
Our social life in those days were really the YWCA. We were Y-Teens, and that …
Tree planting
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
During the 25th Anniversary of Statehood, I thought of planting 25,000 trees for the 25th …
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 …
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 …
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 …
FOB's
Steve Kaji November 4, 2003
As we grew up in high school in Hawaii, I would look at Japanese from …