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Ariyoshi,George

Ethnic diversity

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

Before the war broke out, we lived in a part of Chinatown. And there, there …

Ariyoshi,George

Prom during the war

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

I was sophomore when the war broke out. All of the sophomores, we had hardly …

Ariyoshi,George

Influence of veterans

George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003

The World War II, I think that made it possible for many of the AJAs …

Funai,Kazuo

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 …

Ariyoshi,Jean Hayashi

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 …

Funai,Kazuo

First work in America (Japanese)

Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004

(Japanese) I first went to San Pedro and worked in a cannery. Then I got …

Funai,Kazuo

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 …

Hirabayashi,James

Family interrelations between mother and father

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

And as a matter of fact, there had been interrelationship, in-law relationship, between my mother’s …

Hirabayashi,James

Christian gatherings in homes

James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004

There was a small group of mukyokai, non-church Christians in the Seattle area. And I …

Hirabayashi,James

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 …

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