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It was in mid-August 1969 in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Tokuji Yoshida, a first-generation Japanese American, was reading that day’s Rafu Shimpo while smoking ...
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Lane Nishikawa has used film, stage, and written word at various stages of his career to probe what it means to be Asian American and ...
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The study of relations between Chinese and Japanese Americans during WWII is a small yet growing field. Although both immigrant communities shared experiences of racial ...
Read Part 3 >> You were a part of these major battles that were significant. And I think a lot of people today see those battles ...
Read Part 2 >> What are some vivid memories you have of basic training, being at Camp Shelby, and getting to know your fellow soldiers? Camp ...
Read Part 1 >> Can you describe what happened when your parents found the Colorado church and were able to avoid camp? When the evacuation order ...
“We all knew, we are going to go battle. And we expect to win. But we never knew what immediate death was like until we ...
Read Part 1 >> Do you speak Japanese? Alice Takemoto (AT): Just like a second grader. So when I went there, we were there for three ...
“I grew up thinking women were stronger than men in terms of the absence of anger and self-pity. Absence of bitterness.” – Paul Takemoto If you ...
The harsh winds of autumnPierce the spirit of thoseWho live at the mercy of fateCreated by the war. Akiyama1 The internees had primitive living conditions ...
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