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Great grandfather working in Hawaii
Robert T. Fujioka April 25, 2018
My great-grandfather was a sugar worker and in those days you were a contract worker. …
First impression of America (Japanese)
Akira Takashio August 4, 2015
(Japanese) I came to America in mid-May, 1969. It was a period when we were …
Longing for a life abroad and getting a chef’s license (Japanese)
Akira Takashio August 4, 2015
(Japanese) When I was in college, I was working part-time mostly in the food business, …
Support from Nikkei (Japanese)
Akira Takashio August 4, 2015
(Japanese) We the gardeners owe a lot to Nikkei, Nisei, or Issei who helped us …
Tough life at boarding house (Japanese)
Akira Takashio August 4, 2015
(Japanese) There was a boarding house. It was cheap. People like helpers of gardeners were …
Immigration ship Brazil-maru (Japanese)
Akira Takashio August 4, 2015
(Japanese) Well, yes. We the youngsters gathered and partied, which made the captain mad. And …
His family's migration to Salinas, California
Tom Yuki March 22, 2018
My grandfather came over from Japan in the 1890s. He was the third son of …
His Shin-Issei parents
Kishi Bashi August 21, 2018
They met in Seattle, as students, University of Washington. My dad’s from Mie-ken, Mia Prefecture, …
General reasons why people left Japan for Peru
Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018
I don’t know what the attraction of Peru was versus the United States, but I …
Great grandfather Asato was a sumo wrestler
Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018
He came to Peru because there was…there was competition, great competition between sumo wrestlers in …
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