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Ethnic diversity
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
Before the war broke out, we lived in a part of Chinatown. And there, there …
Father retouching photos of picture brides
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
My father’s business did quite well because his business was right in front of the …
Company in Tokyo burned down (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) Even if I want to go home, I can’t so it’s useless. There’s no …
Coming to America (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) I got on the American ship and thought I would go to America. I …
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 …
Family interrelations between mother and father
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
And as a matter of fact, there had been interrelationship, in-law relationship, between my mother’s …
Christian gatherings in homes
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
There was a small group of mukyokai, non-church Christians in the Seattle area. And I …
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 …
Life in camp as teenager
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When we got into camp, I only went home to the barracks room when I …
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