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Teacher who helped with lisp
George Ariyoshi December 15, 2003
In the 8th grade, I had a very bad lisping. And I realized…I began to …
Not bringing shame to family
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
Of course we were raised in a Japanese American community, so that we were always …
Little interaction with parents
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
When you ask me about my connections with my parents, at first, you know, when …
Politics in ethnic studies
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
At first I was the Chair of Asian American Studies and then I became the …
Center for Japanese American Studies in community
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The reason I got involved was we had this Center for Japanese American Studies that …
Involvement with ethnic studies
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The students were pressing for any kind of classes that had to do with ethnic …
Past ties to present situation in Middle East
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
The government interpreted whatever they saw of the Japanese Americans, in terms of their framework, …
Testing assumptions of Japanese scholars
James Hirabayashi January 7, 2004
You know, I was kind of concerned about the Japanese scholars studying the Japanese American …
Racial make-up of plantation camps
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
We lived in segregated camps. We lived in Japanese camp. And there was an Okinawan …
Kids working hard
Barbara Kawakami February 19, 2004
I think my mother’s generation, like your grandmother’s generation, the Confucian ethics were instilled in …