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Ariyoshi,George

Being fair

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

Well, I think that meeting between myself and Jack Burns, when he first asked me—we …

Ariyoshi,George

Role of Hawaii internationally

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

As I look back now, my years as governor has provided me an opportunity to …

Ariyoshi,Jean Hayashi

Tree planting

Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

During the 25th Anniversary of Statehood, I thought of planting 25,000 trees for the 25th …

Hirabayashi,James

Relationship with S.I. Hayakawa

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

When Hayakawa was in Chicago and after that, he was kind of thought of as …

Hirabayashi,James

Past ties to present situation in Middle East

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

The government interpreted whatever they saw of the Japanese Americans, in terms of their framework, …

Bain,Peggie Nishimura

Getting citizenship back

Peggie Nishimura Bain September 15-17, 2004

Well, If you married an alien, you lost your citizenship, because all aliens -- especially …

Yamasaki,Frank

Thoughts on redress

Frank Yamasaki August 18, 1997

It's no different from the reparation. That money that's sent to us, does that remedy …

Nakamura,Eric

Skateboarding at Manzanar

Eric Nakamura November 27, 2005

Giant Robot once went to Manzanar concentration camp, ‘cause that’s probably one of the more …

Houston,Jeanne Wakatsuki

Initial impact on life at camp

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston December 27, 2005

I think it’s according to the age that people have these different experiences because of …

Houston,Jeanne Wakatsuki

Mixed blood people at camp from a child's point of view

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston December 27, 2005

No, they knew he [Ralph Lazo] was Mexican. Or I don’t know if they knew …

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