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Kodama,Ryoichi

In the boat on the way to Brazil (Japanese)

Ryoichi Kodama

(Japanese) So next, what's it called. I had some toys on the boat with me. …

Kodama,Ryoichi

Experiences in the farmlands (Japanese)

Ryoichi Kodama

(Japanese) I went to a farmland called Fasenda Dumont. There, the coffee wasn't growing much. …

Futatsugui,Hideto

Deciding to migrate to Brazil upon the influence of my Senpai (Japanese)

Hideto Futatsugui

(Japanese) I was only in 9th grade when I decided I wanted to come to …

Futatsugui,Hideto

Looking back on my 50 years in Brazil (Japanese)

Hideto Futatsugui

(Japanese) I was, well, about 20 when I came to Brazil. When you calculate from …

Moromisato, Doris

The Nikkei Integration into society (Spanish)

Doris Moromisato February 26, 2008

(Spanish) This fusion of the Japanese with Peruvians still hasn’t taken place because even today …

Moromisato, Doris

Japanese immigration with an Okinawan face (Spanish)

Doris Moromisato February 26, 2008

(Spanish) Japanese immigration to Peru was symbolically Japanese, but humanly Okinawan. Meaning, the Japanese symbolism …

Moromisato, Doris

The myth of the sacrifice of immigrants (Spanish)

Doris Moromisato February 26, 2008

(Spanish) We’re a group that still believes we are immigrants. That is why we don’t …

Uchimura,Sawako Ashizawa

Attitudes toward Hikiagesha

Sawako Ashizawa Uchimura July 12, 2017

1954 when we applied for US citizenship, that we found out – we found out …

Uchimura,Sawako Ashizawa

Move to Los Angeles

Sawako Ashizawa Uchimura July 12, 2017

Well, it was one of the requirement that we have a job, at the – …

Naganuma,Kazumu

Checking in with Immigration once a month

Kazumu Naganuma September 20, 2019

When we came out of camp, we had to check in (immigration) every month. Every …

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