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Attending Kindergarten in Panama (Japanese)
Jean Hamako Schneider January 26, 2012
(Japanese) After entering elementary school, I only attended for two or three months. Then, in …
Respecting the will of a five-year-old daughter (Japanese)
Jean Hamako Schneider January 26, 2012
(Japanese) It might have been when Nakako was around five. I was thinking I would do …
George's Mother & Brad
George Takei February 3, 2015
We exchanged our vows in that wedding, and in my vow, I thanked him for …
Father's Sacrifice
Tamio Wakayama February 9, 2011
The only work that he could get, and a lot of the Issei men could …
Feeling prejudice while looking for jobs
Susumu “Sus” Ito January 3, 2015
I went one year to junior college, but – and I enjoyed it very much …
Coming home to his mother after the war
Susumu “Sus” Ito January 3, 2015
We were there over a year — I was so happy to get back. I still …
Getting a PhD under the G.I. Bill
Susumu “Sus” Ito January 3, 2015
I had four years of G.I. Bill — government — and California gave an extra year, so …
Invited to teach at Harvard by his boss
Susumu “Sus” Ito January 3, 2015
I stayed five years at Cornell medical in New York City. I brought my wife …
Early Childhood
Fred Y. Hoshiyama March 4, 2005
I had a hard harsh childhood, losing my father when I was quite young, and …
Becoming head of the family at age 8
Fred Y. Hoshiyama March 4, 2005
There are a couple things that I still remember, and still stays with me. One …
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