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Matsumoto,Roy H.

Kibei schoolchildren in Hiroshima, Japan

Roy H. Matsumoto December 17 & 18, 2003

I started from first grade. So I'm, I'm one of the older, but so happened …

Matsumoto,Roy H.

Difficulties understanding different Japanese dialects

Roy H. Matsumoto December 17 & 18, 2003

I am familiar with Hiroshima because everybody talked like that and I grew up with …

Kanemoto,Marion Tsutakawa

Witnessing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto August 3 & 4, 2003

And it was soon after that that Hiroshima was bombed. And, but that was the …

Mori,Johnny

Decision between becoming a minister or musician

Johnny Mori October 15, 2004

I studied at the Institute of Buddhist Studies. Reverend Kanya Okamoto was there along with …

Mori,Johnny

Performing in the first Asian American play, "The Monkey Play"

Johnny Mori October 15, 2004

In December of 1973, we did this play. It’s called “The Monkey Play.” It’s produced …

Mori,Johnny

Performing the koto and taiko drum together, in Japan

Johnny Mori October 15, 2004

In Japan, it was very, very rare to see live music [in the early ‘80s], …

Mori,Johnny

Taiko considered "Jazz" in the Philippines

Johnny Mori October 15, 2004

From there (Tokyo), we went to the Philippines. And then in the Philippines, this is …

Suto,Henry

Experiences in Hiroshima after the A-bomb

Henry Suto June 17, 2008

Going through that, getting out the train station from Nishi, Hiroshima - it’s where we …

Suto,Henry

The horror of Hiroshima after the atomic bombing (Japanese)

Henry Suto June 17, 2008

(Japanese) When I entered into the city of Hiroshima, there were just bodies wrapped in …

Fukuhara,Jimmy Ko

Visiting Hiroshima

Jimmy Ko Fukuhara February 6, 2015

I went to Hiroshima and I told my folks that I was going to go …

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