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Hirabayashi,James

Involvement with theater

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

Emiko Omori was around in San Francisco at that time, so I got involved in …

Tanaka,Seiichi

Dedicated to the frontier spirits

Seiichi Tanaka January 27, 2005

I’m not exactly thinking we are representing San Francisco. And Sokobayashi dedicated to Issei, Nisei …

Matsumoto,Sosei

Tea at the San Francisco Peace Treaty (Japanese)

Sosei Matsumoto December 19, 2005

(Japanese) It was during the San Francisco Peace Treaty—again, traveling as an associate with the …

Hoshiyama,Fred Y.

Discrimination in San Francisco

Fred Y. Hoshiyama March 4, 2005

I did feel some discrimination in San Francisco, although, probably, it was much less than …

Uesugi,Takeo

Practicing in the US

Takeo Uesugi August 10, 2016

Well, I think a significance of my practice in the United States is very my …

Calloway,Terumi Hisamatsu

Discrimination faced in San Francisco (Japanese)

Terumi Hisamatsu Calloway February 6, 2015

(Japanese) Upon arriving in San Francisco, we would go look for an apartment. But they …

Ito,Willie

Parents

Willie Ito August 26, 2015

I’m a San Franciscan, born and raised in Nihonmachi, or Japantown, San Francisco. I’m a …

Ito,Willie

Tanforan Assembly Center

Willie Ito August 26, 2015

I remember that morning. We all assembled. Half a block from the house. It was …

Ito,Willie

Father’s Postwar Barber Career

Willie Ito August 26, 2015

After the war, my father established himself as a barber. While in camp, he felt, …

Naganuma,Jimmy

Postwar sponsorship (Inglês)

Jimmy Naganuma September 20, 2019

(Inglês) Peru was...we lost everything, my father, all the business, everything we owned. I'm sure …

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