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Learning English upon discovering that family could not return to Peru
Art Shibayama October 26, 2003
At that time, Peru wouldn't take us back. They didn't want to take us back …

Playing a racist game with other children
Roger Shimomura March 18 & 20, 2003
The fact is, when we got out of camp and we went back to Seattle, …

Starting over after the war: denial of all things Japanese
Frank Yamasaki August 18, 1997
One of the notable things was after the war, many Japanese, I think Issei and …

His experiences in Chicago after WWII
Paul Terasaki February 10, 2004
I don’t recall any real discrimination. So, Chicago was pretty good in that sense. And …

Sent a letter to his brother in Canada after the war
Bill Hashizume October 29, 2005
They wouldn't, they wouldn't send mail out of the country, and even if you did, …

Liaison between the Americans and the Japanese
Bill Hashizume October 29, 2005
I already had a job lined up with a construction company at the time of …

Being stationed in Japan during the American occupation
Francis Y. Sogi May 29, 2006
They (the Japanese) have great respect for us (Japanese Americans) because it was easy for …

Rebuilding Japan
Francis Y. Sogi May 29, 2006
I don’t think they [Japanese] blamed the Americans for the occupation, the devastation and the …

Government urged Japanese Canadians to go to Japan
Henry Shimizu July 25 & 26, 2006
There was a lot of discussion, and of course, at the time, there was continual …

Working tirelessly after the war (Japanese)
Henry Suto June 17, 2008
(Japanese) After the war, when I started working for the Allied Occupation forces, my English …