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Hirabayashi,James

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 …

Ota,Vince

Main differences between Japanese and Japanese Americans

Vince Ota September 12, 2003

I guess my underlying feeling there is that Japanese Americans have been taught and actively …

Inahara,Toshio

Identified as Japanese ancestry

Toshio Inahara December 6, 2005

I*: What do Nisei and Sansei call themselves here in Oregon? Do they say, “I'm …

Tashima,A. Wallace

The First Japanese American on the U.S. Court of Appeals

A. Wallace Tashima July 2, 2014

I know there had been on the Ninth Circuit- where I am now- there had …

Bashi,Kishi

On being Japanese and American

Kishi Bashi August 21, 2018

I speak Japanese and I go to Japan a lot so I kind of identify …

Yamashiro,Michelle

Reflections on childhood

Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018

I grew up going to schools were it was really diverse, so I think I …

Yamashiro,Michelle

Okinawan cultural appreciation

Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018

I didn’t know I was Okinawan, actually until maybe I was in fifth or sixth …

Yamashiro,Michelle

On Nikkei identity

Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018

I’ve been working on identifying myself as Nikkei, just to make it more part of …

Yamashiro,Michelle

Working together in Okinawa using three languages

Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018

When we were in Okinawa, one thing that I think perfectly describes how confusing it …

Wasserman,Fumiko Hachiya

Family’s Japanese roots and values

Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman July 27, 2018

It is just part of me, I grew up with my grandparents – they were …

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