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

George Azumano Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-32-4)
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Memories of 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.

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

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

George Morihiro Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-182-4)
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Childhood memories: getting kicked out of Japanese language school, ethnic diversity of friends
George Yamada Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-187-10)
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Description of Japanese language school teachers

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.

Marian Shingu Sata Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-262-5)
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Father's role as principal of 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.

Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-165-7)
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Attending Japanese school as a child; learning Japanese from father
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