Ike Hatchimonji
Ike Hatchimonji es un funcionario retirado del servicio exterior de los Estados Unidos que ha trabajado con las embajadas de los Estados Unidos en Vietnam, Nicaragua y Zaire, así como en Washington DC en la Agencia para el Desarrollo Internacional. Ha sido docente voluntario en el Museo Nacional Japonés Americano durante 16 años. Su esposa Ruth y él tienen tres hijos y seis nietos.
Actualizado en febrero de 2008
Historias de Este Autor
Recollections of the Hatchimonji Family
11 de febrero de 2014 • Ike Hatchimonji
My father and mother, Kumezo and Nobue (Komuro) Hatchimonji (originally spelled Hachimonji) were, like so many other immigrants from Japan, two Issei individuals who came to America to start a new life, a new family, and to seek new opportunities. Like their fellow Issei, theirs was not an easy life but with characteristic patience and hope, they succeeded with a legacy of achievement and pride. To describe some of the cultural traits that the Issei generation possessed, certain generalizations can …
Japan’s Imperial Rescript on Education: How important was it in the Japanese American Experience?
13 de febrero de 2008 • Ike Hatchimonji
Despite its value in teaching the cultural virtues of Japan to the Nisei in pre-WW II America, the Rescript could have been used against them. An important aspect of the upbringing of the Nisei generation in most Nikkei communities before World War II was their training in the Japanese language. Being able to speak and write in the language of their Issei parents and thereby enabling them to communicate with them was necessary. But it was also a part of …
