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James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When I started grade school, there’s another, maybe one or two James’s in the class. …
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 …
Context affects meaning
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
There’s a kimono, and the label under it says, It's a Japanese woman's article of …
Testing assumptions of Japanese scholars
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
You know, I was kind of concerned about the Japanese scholars studying the Japanese American …
FOB's
Steve Kaji November 4, 2003
As we grew up in high school in Hawaii, I would look at Japanese from …
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 …
The day Pearl Harbor was bombed
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
When I drove to the main street, Pacific Avenue, I never saw this before, but …
Mr. Finch, godfather of the 442nd
Yuri Kochiyama June 16, 2003
Mr. Finch? He was called the ‘Godfather of the 442.’ Well, he said, “Look, would …
Benefits of his multiracial background
Chad Morton January 6, 2000
I love being parts of two different cultures. I think it's just something special to …
Addressing multiracial identity can be difficult
Eric Morton January 6, 2000
People don't always -- like for me, people don't always know what my mix is. …