Japanese language schools

Each day, after public school ended, Nisei (second-generation) children attended Japanese language schools for an hour's instruction in Japanese language and culture. Issei (first-generation) parents wanted their children to learn Japanese to help them succeed in the community and if they ever moved to Japan. The Nisei were moderately interested at best, and language acquisition was spotty. Japanese language schools were considered suspect after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and their principals were among the first arrested.

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vh Min Tonai Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-354-16)

Attending Japanese language school

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-354-16/

vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-192-3)

Memories of Japanese language school: "It was very strict"

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-192-3/

vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-132-7)

Attending Japanese language school: "It was something we hated, but it was ... expected of us"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-132-7/

vh Victor Ikeda Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-23-17)

Attending Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-23-17/

vh Masako Yoshida Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-153-3)

Mother's profession as a Japanese language school teacher

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-153-3/

vh Fusako Yamamoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-manz-1-49-4)

Mother's job as a Japanese language instructor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-49-4/

vh Ujinobu Niwa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-138-7)

Excelling in Japanese language school

This interview has audio problems due to the equipment used during taping.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-138-7/

vh Minoru J. Shibata Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-148-8)

Going to Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-148-8/

vh Junko Mizuta Interview Segment 2 (ddr-chi-1-6-2)

Attending church and Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-6-2/

vh Susumu Mukushina Interview Segment 7 (ddr-chi-1-4-7)

Attending Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-4-7/

vh Joe Takehara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-chi-1-15-9)

Attending Japanese language school as a child

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-15-9/

vh Chiyoko Chiyo Omachi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-chi-1-17-4)

Attending Japanese language school as a child

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-17-4/

vh Kenji Tomita Interview Segment 5 (ddr-ajah-1-3-5)

Going to one of two Japanese language schools in the community

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-3-5/

vh Matsuko Hayashi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1021-4-8)

Going to Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1021-4-8/

vh Kay Shimada Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1010-16-3)

Attending Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1010-16-3/

vh Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1008-5-5)

Japanese language school: why many of the Issei sent their children

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-5-5/

vh Katsugo Miho Interview I Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1022-1-5)

Family's involvement with Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1022-1-5/

vh Katsugo Miho Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1022-1-7)

Memories of Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1022-1-7/

vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 8 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-8)

Attending Japanese language school as a child

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-4-8/

vh George Hara Interview Segment 3 (ddr-one-7-3-3)

Memories of Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-3-3/

vh George Azumano Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-32-4)

Memories of Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-32-4/

vh Kiyo Maruyama Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1003-1-5)

Attending Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1003-1-5/

vh Mits Koshiyama Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-6-1)

Growing up in Mountain View, California before the war: attending Japanese language school, yet feeling "pro-American"

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-6-1/

vh George Morihiro Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-182-4)

Childhood memories: getting kicked out of Japanese language school, ethnic diversity of friends

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-182-4/

vh Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-143-8)

Growing up bilingual; attending Japanese language school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-143-8/