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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 …

Decision to run for governor
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
I think that the Bar Association in Hawaii, we had many non-Caucasian lawyers. But, they …

Being fair
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
Well, I think that meeting between myself and Jack Burns, when he first asked me—we …

Influence of veterans
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
The World War II, I think that made it possible for many of the AJAs …

Role of Hawaii internationally
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
As I look back now, my years as governor has provided me an opportunity to …

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 …

Working in the pineapple fields
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
Our social life in those days were really the YWCA. We were Y-Teens, and that …

Tree planting
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
During the 25th Anniversary of Statehood, I thought of planting 25,000 trees for the 25th …

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 …