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Spending time with children
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
When I became governor, I told my secretary, “I don’t care how busy I am, …
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 …
Getting married
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
And when we got engaged, it was very interesting because George's parents came over. We …
Possibility of being adopted by aunt
Jean Hayashi Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
My family was very poor, and the reason why is because my father, being a …
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 …
First work in America (Japanese)
Kazuo Funai October 14 & 17, 2004
(Japanese) I first went to San Pedro and worked in a cannery. Then I got …
Nickname
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When I started grade school, there’s another, maybe one or two James’s in the class. …