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HAJIMRMASHITE MINASAMA! My name is Takamichi Go- a.k.a "Taka," and I am a student/oral historian doing my research on Japanese American history and experiences at California State University, Fullerton. I have been keeping my diary and journal in my personal website and blog, and I would like to introduce about them. Please visit my website and blog! In addition, you may call me if you are interested in the history of Japanese Americans and you would like to talk to me in person. Website URL (Japanese and English) - http://www.geocities.jp/psych165 Personal Information Project/Oral History Activities - Center for Oral and Public History, California State University, Fullerton Sincerely, Taka EMAIL - psych165@yahoo.co.jp Hello Taka! Welcome to Discover Nikkei! Thank you for post and for providing links to your blog and website about research on Japanese American communities in Orange County. I lived in Orange County for four years while attending college at Soka University of America in Aliso Viejo. It was an incredible experience because while our student body was very small, it was very diverse. In my class of 120 students, 16 countries were represented (including Japan, Singapore, Fiji, Switzerland, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Ghana, and others). It was interesting to see the dynamic between my classmates who were Japanese American (Nisei, Sansei), the students from Japan and half Japanese (Nisei) half American students like myself. I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by a small and diverse group of people, and learned a lot about cultural differences. All the best with your studies! - Vicki Kraus Hello Vicki Kraus san! Thanks a lot for your response, and I am very glad that you have had a wonderful time in Orange County, where the people of Japanese ancestry (Japanese Americans) have lived in for over a century. As for Soka University of America, I do not have a lot of ideas about the university, but I know some about Soka schools in Japan, including middle school, high school and university. However, I know Prof. Matsumoto at Soka University of America, teacing the Japanese language and culture. In addition, I am also very glad that you have gone to a university that values diversity very important. Again, thanks for your comment, and I appreciate that you have visitied my website and blog. Sincerely, Taka Hi Taka, Your research looks fascinating. I enjoy learning about history, and oral history is always exciting because it's such a personal view of the events rather than the cold, clinical stuff one reads in textbooks. Good luck! Cheryl Hello! Cheryl san! Thanks a lot for your comment for my message! I have enjoyed learning history since I was little, and I remind that I was teaching history for 9th grade students in Japan- a very very interesting experience. As for oral history, I have enjoyed interviewing people, and every time I interview, I find brand-new evidence or perspective, and that is so interesting and exciting to me. Again, I sppreciate your response! Please visit my website and blog! Sincerely, Taka |
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http://www.geocities.jp/psych165
http://manzanar.blog.drecom.jp
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/manzanar_jpns