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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 …
Role of Hawaii internationally
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
As I look back now, my years as governor has provided me an opportunity to …
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 …
Going back to Hawaii
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
I was born in Kumamoto. Among the nine siblings, I was the only one. I …
1920 labor strike
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
My father, he was a clerk at the old sugar company warehouse. Huge warehouse, where …
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
While we were talking, we saw the Japanese plane with the hinomaru, the “rising sun” …
Helping soldiers
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
On the grass outside, there weren't even enough blankets for the soldiers. And so all …
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, …
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