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Teacher who helped with lisp
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
In the 8th grade, I had a very bad lisping. And I realized…I began to …
Little interaction with parents
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When you ask me about my connections with my parents, at first, you know, when …
Politics in ethnic studies
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
At first I was the Chair of Asian American Studies and then I became the …
Center for Japanese American Studies in community
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The reason I got involved was we had this Center for Japanese American Studies that …
Involvement with ethnic studies
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The students were pressing for any kind of classes that had to do with ethnic …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Grandmother's influence on decision to go to Japan
Robert (Bob) Kiyoshi Okasaki November 28, 2003
I think it's my grandmother that made me come to Japan. As I said, my …
Training for football by carrying 100-lb bags of grass over mountains
Wally Kaname Yonamine December 16, 2003
When I was a ninth grade, I went to Lahainaluna. Where I was staying, I …
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