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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 …
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 …
Past ties to present situation in Middle East
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The government interpreted whatever they saw of the Japanese Americans, in terms of their framework, …
Being ordered to keep a diary that was later confiscated, ostensibly by the FBI
Robert Katayama August 12, 1995
We were instructed to keep diaries of our daily activities, including the boat trip from …
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
While we were talking, we saw the Japanese plane with the hinomaru, the “rising sun” …
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