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Shibayama,Art

Activities growing up in Peru

Art Shibayama October 26, 2003

In 1940, I think, when they took census, there were twenty-six thousand Japanese and Japanese …

Shibayama,Art

Family's deportation from Peru to U.S. after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Art Shibayama October 26, 2003

Every time a U.S. transport came into the port of Callao, words got around and …

Shibayama,Art

Denied redress as a Japanese Peruvian

Art Shibayama October 26, 2003

I got a letter from Office of Redress saying that I was denied because I …

Kato,Alfredo

Japanese vs. Peruvian identity (Spanish)

Alfredo Kato October 7, 2005

(Spanish) The question of whether one identifies more with Japan than with Peru… Ever since …

Kato,Alfredo

Peru Shimpo for the Nikkei community (Spanish)

Alfredo Kato October 7, 2005

(Spanish) Okay, so the most important roll that Peru Shimpo plays. I think it’s to …

Kato,Alfredo

Escaping to a small village in the mountains during the World War II (Spanish)

Alfredo Kato October 7, 2005

(Spanish) At that time, my dad lived in Cañete, which is a town a little …

Kato,Alfredo

Post-war experiences in Lima (Spanish)

Alfredo Kato October 7, 2005

(Spanish) At that time I was still little, but it’s true that in the countryside …

Shinki,Venancio

We go to America (Spanish)

Venancio Shinki September 6, 2007

(Spanish) My name is Venancio Shinki, and my maternal surname is Huamán. I am, therefore, …

Shinki,Venancio

Memories of my infancy: Japanese 1, Japanese 2… (Spanish)

Venancio Shinki September 6, 2007

(Spanish) I was born on the San Nicolás Hacienda, where there was a place for …

Shinki,Venancio

Mistreating the Japanese community (Spanish)

Venancio Shinki September 6, 2007

(Spanish) A somewhat terrible situation developed terrible for those of us in the Japanese community. Why? …

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