Discover Nikkei

https://www.discovernikkei.org/en/interviews/

Howard Kakita
en
ja
es
pt
Kakita,Howard

His views on nuclear weapons

(b. 1938) Japanese American. Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor

en
ja
es
pt
Henry Shimizu
en
ja
es
pt
Shimizu,Henry

Government sold Japanese Canadian properties for little money

(b. 1928) Doctor. Former Chair of the Japanese Canadian Redress Foundation.

en
ja
es
pt
Yumi Matsubara
en
ja
es
pt
Matsubara,Yumi

The reactions of others when I got my American citizenship (Japanese)

Shin-Issei from Gifu. Recently received U.S. citizenship

en
ja
es
pt
Stan Sakai
en
ja
es
pt
Sakai,Stan

Styles and influences

(b. 1953) Cartoonist

en
ja
es
pt
Jimmy Ko Fukuhara
en
ja
es
pt
Fukuhara,Jimmy Ko

Fort Snelling

(b. 1921) Nisei veteran who served in the occupation of Japan

en
ja
es
pt
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
en
ja
es
pt
Houston,Jeanne Wakatsuki

Unexpected positive reviews and an Emmy nomination

(b. 1934) Writer

en
ja
es
pt
Wally Kaname Yonamine
en
ja
es
pt
Yonamine,Wally Kaname

Training for football by carrying 100-lb bags of grass over mountains

(b.1925) Nisei of Okinawan descent. Had a 38-year career in Japan as a baseball player, coach, scout, and manager.

en
ja
es
pt
Ben Sakoguchi
en
ja
es
pt
Sakoguchi,Ben

“I did what I wanted to do”

(b. 1938) Japanese American painter & printmaker

en
ja
es
pt
Masao Kinoshita
en
ja
es
pt
Kinoshita,Masao

What prompted heavy religious involvement (Japanese)

A central figure for the “Makegumi” (defeatists)

en
ja
es
pt
George Katsumi Yuzawa
en
ja
es
pt
Yuzawa,George Katsumi

First impression of New York City during war time

(1915 - 2011) Nisei florist who resettled in New York City after WW II. Active in Japanese American civil rights movement

en
ja
es
pt
Real People on Video Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.
New Site Design See exciting new changes to Discover Nikkei. Find out what’s new and what’s coming soon! Learn More