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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 …
Benefits of his multiracial background
Chad Morton January 6, 2000
I love being parts of two different cultures. I think it's just something special to …
Addressing multiracial identity can be difficult
Eric Morton January 6, 2000
People don't always -- like for me, people don't always know what my mix is. …
Image of Americans
Ann K. Nakamura November 8, 2003
Their image of an American was Caucasian or non-Asian. So to meet an Asian American, …
Grandmother's influence on decision to go to Japan
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
I think it’s my grandmother that made me come to Japan. As I said, my …
Band-Aid realization
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
I have a friend who didn’t realize he was Japanese background until he put on …