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One of the articles I’ve been working on for the Densho Encyclopedia on and off is a piece on the terroristic incidents that greeted the …
“They came here to be American.” —Earl Hanson As we trace the calendar of Japanese American history through the images and words preserved in …
"Everywhere there is community feeling to be mended, vicious legislation to be defeated, many urgent jobs calling for attention from real friends of the real …
They were early pioneers. And especially on farms it was very difficult for them." --Kara Kondo The stories Nisei interviewees tell about their parents …
"The bitterness of the incarceration was there, but they were able to circumvent it somehow and live a pretty decent...community family life." --Mako Nakagawa …
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“The Nikkei I knew that were involved in the occupation…they were able to work more closely with the Japanese because the Japanese looked upon them …
“I’m no hero, but I wear it for the guys that didn’t come back.” — George “Joe” Sakato George T. Sakato is the great-great-great-grandson of …
"I am very happy that the government of America is looking into the past. I think it takes a great country to admit its mistakes …
The nisei veterans have been called everything from heroes to cultural icons to saviors of the Japanese American community. Stories of the rescue of the …
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Episode 12 April 11 at 4 p.m. (HST) | 7 p.m. (PDT) Featured Nima: Kristen Nemoto Jay Guest Host: Shari Y. Tamashiro
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