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Gordon's parents' experience in prison
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
Gordon said he looked up one day, one night and jailor says, “Oh, I got …

Testing assumptions of Japanese scholars
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
You know, I was kind of concerned about the Japanese scholars studying the Japanese American …

Experiences in Japan and its influence
Pam Kaji November 4, 2003
I find myself having to be more flexible and also be more humble to ask …

Going back to Hawaii
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
I was born in Kumamoto. Among the nine siblings, I was the only one. I …

Clothes of plantation workers
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
For me, I think living in the hub of plantation life, right near the sugar …

Washing for Filipino bachelors
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
She (my mother) got up early in the morning to do her laundry for the …

Kids working hard
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
I think my mother’s generation, like your grandmother’s generation, the Confucian ethics were instilled in …

Brother leaves for war, survival
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
And at that time, when he came to pick up my brother, my mother never …

First day of school
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
So, first day of school, my mother, who couldn’t understand or speak any English, put …

Doing chores
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
All of us, she had assigned chores for us to do. My brothers had to …