Entrevistas

1. Memories of childhood in Peru

2. Forcibly deported to the U.S. from Peru

3. Food on the ship to the U.S.

4. Family welcomed at Crystal City

5. First meal at Crystal City

6. Enjoying undokai and sports in Crystal City

7. Postwar sponsorship (Inglês)

8. Immersed in Japanese culture and language

9. Proud of his Japanese, American, and Peruvian identity

Naganuma,Jimmy

(n. 1936) Japonés peruano encarcelado en Crystal City

Proud of his Japanese, American, and Peruvian identity

Still, I prefer both to be proud of. Sure, okay, I'm an American citizen now, but I was proud when I had Peruvian and Japanese, I was proud, and I still am. They'll probably tell me, "Oh, you're not Peruvian Japanese anymore, you're an American." Okay, so what? I'm not going to argue with you, I'll be happy with what I have, not what you have.

identidad japoneses americanos peruanos japoneses

Fecha: September 20, 2019

Zona: California, US

Entrevista: Tom Ikeda and Yoko Nishimura

País: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum and Denshō: The Japanese American Legacy Project.

Entrevista

Jimmy Naganuma nació en Callao, Perú a padres Issei en 1936. Tenía ocho años cuando su familia fue obligada a abordar un barco, para ser encarcelados en Crystal City, Texas, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Permanecieron allí hasta después de que terminó la guerra, sin ningún lugar adonde ir. Pudieron salir gracias al patrocinio de un reverendo en San Francisco, California, donde pudieron encontrar trabajo y un lugar donde vivir. (Junio 2018)