Discover Nikkei

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Amano,Miyoko

An Opportunity to Learn more Japanese (Japanese)

(b. 1929) President of Amano Museum

Yuki,Tom

Father's business partner operated their farming business during WWII

(b. 1935) Sansei businessman.

Yamada,George

A racist encounter at a movie theater following the bombing of Pearl Harbor

(b. 1923) Chick sexer

Hashizume,Bill

Sent a letter to his brother in Canada after the war

(b. 1922) Canadian Nisei who was unable to return to Canada from Japan until 1952

Uesugi,Takeo

Decision to remain in the US and become an American citizen

(1940-2016) Issei Landscape Architect

Janzen,Terry

Growing Up in Japan

(b. 1930) Half Japanese and grew up in both Japan and the United States.

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Train ride to Jerome Relocation Center

(b.1913) Kibei from California who served in the MIS with Merrill’s Marauders during WWII.

Hohri,William

Japanese American, not Japanese

(1927-2010) Political Activist

Murakami,Jimmy

Getting an English Name

(1933 – 2014) Japanese American animator

Sakata,Reiko T.

Backstory of Parents

(b. 1939) a businesswoman whose family volunterily moved to Salt Lake City in Utah during the war.

Real People on Video Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.
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