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Prom during the war
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
I was sophomore when the war broke out. All of the sophomores, we had hardly …
Influence of veterans
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
The World War II, I think that made it possible for many of the AJAs …
Company in Tokyo burned down (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) Even if I want to go home, I can’t so it’s useless. There’s no …
Day Pearl Harbor was bombed
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
The day that Pearl Harbor was bombed. I remember I was walking to church on …
Japan vs. the United States (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) In Japan, someone named Lieutenant General Koike asked me, “What do you think about …
Nickname
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When I started grade school, there’s another, maybe one or two James’s in the class. …
Not bringing shame to family
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
Of course we were raised in a Japanese American community, so that we were always …
Life in camp as teenager
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When we got into camp, I only went home to the barracks room when I …
Image of Americans
Ann K. Nakamura November 8, 2003
Their image of an American was Caucasian or non-Asian. So to meet an Asian American, …
Context affects meaning
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
There’s a kimono, and the label under it says, It's a Japanese woman's article of …
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