Interviews
Kindergarten in Davao, Philippines
I went to kindergarten in Nishi-Honganji when we were still in Davao, and the – I remember going to the – but my first grade was after we moved to hillside and we went over to school – Japanese school. The place was occupied by Japanese Army, so mother offered underneath the house to have the class, so the – they set up the desk and their chairs and the blackboard to start the class.
Date: July 12, 2017
Location: California, US
Interviewer: Mitsue Watanabe, Yoko Nishimura, Leighton Okada
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum
Explore More Videos
Didn’t speak Japanese until moving to Japan
(1928 - 2008) Drafted into both the Japanese Imperial Army and the U.S. Army.
Change in community after the collapse of Lehman Brothers (Japanese)
(b. 1979) Sansei Nikkei Brazilian who lives in Oizumi-machi in Gunma prefecture. He runs his own design studio.
Growing up with both Japanese and American influences
(1919-2020) Member of the 1800th Engineering Battalion. Promoted Japan-U.S. trade while working for Honda's export division.
Challenges of Brazilian community in Japan (Japanese)
(b. 1979) Sansei Nikkei Brazilian who lives in Oizumi-machi in Gunma prefecture. He runs his own design studio.
Strictly American, but sympathize with Japan
(1919-2020) Member of the 1800th Engineering Battalion. Promoted Japan-U.S. trade while working for Honda's export division.
The Japanese-Portuguese dictionary by Dr. Yoshiharu Noda (Japanese)
(b.1911) Issei educator
Not too concerned about learning Japanese when he was growing up in Brazil (Portuguese)
(b. 1962) Japanese Brazilian owner of a Brazilian products store in Japan.
Tomboy
(b. 1930) Half Japanese and grew up in both Japan and the United States.
Father's Service in WWII
(b. 1930) Half Japanese and grew up in both Japan and the United States.
Moving to Upland Post-Camp
(b. 1930) Half Japanese and grew up in both Japan and the United States.
An Opportunity to Learn more Japanese (Japanese)
(b. 1929) President of Amano Museum
Nikkei Pioneers in the Legal Field
(1938-2020) Japanese American attorney and civil rights activist
Message to Aspiring Japanese American Lawyers
(1938-2020) Japanese American attorney and civil rights activist
