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Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-51-12)
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Pushing racial boundaries to a certain extent while at the University of Washington
Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-51-15)
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Impact of Immigration Act of 1924 upon the Japanese American community and businesses
Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-51-14)
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The Immigration Act of 1924: "perhaps the worst thing that could have happened to international relations"
May Y. Namba Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-171-7)
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Memories of high school: barred from attending the prom because of race
May Y. Namba Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-171-20)
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Leaving camp temporarily for Spokane, Washington; encountering discrimination on the way back to camp
May Y. Namba Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-171-12)
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Resigning from position at the Seattle School District under pressure from parent movement
Mii Tai Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-186-9)
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Ethnic make-up of high school; experiencing discrimination

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.

Mako Nakagawa Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-66-23)
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Issues of racism and identity, learning a meaningful poem in school
Mako Nakagawa Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-66-21)
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Parents' struggles to reestablish their lives and find work
Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-107-7)
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Encountering racial discrimination: denial of access to public pool
Henry Miyatake Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-53-9)
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First encounters with racism: barred from viewing an airplane at Boeing
Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-250-11)
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Experiencing prejudice in school following the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "At that point, I was mad at Japan"
Daniel Inouye Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-28-9)
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Traveling through the South as a Japanese American GI: "You will be considered white"

This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews …

Kay Matsuoka Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-48-41)
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Postwar return: facing discrimination, even from churches
Kay Matsuoka Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-48-42)
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Postwar return: facing discrimination, even from churches
Kay Matsuoka Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-48-9)
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Denied the honor of being commencement speaker because of Japanese ancestry; accepting discrimination, "shikata ga nai"
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