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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Japanese language schools (208)

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Japanese language schools, Takie Okumura

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Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-190-7)
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Memories of traveling into Spokane every weekend to attend Japanese language school

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.

Hiroko Nakashima Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-69-3)
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Attending elementary school and Japanese language school in Spokane, Washington
Sadaichi Kubota Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-40-4)
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Development of Nisei values in prewar Hawaii, Japanese language school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's …

Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-10-12)
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Attending Bailey Gatzert Elementary School and the Japanese Language School
Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-197-6)
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Memories of Japanese language school: strict atmosphere

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.

Mary Hirata Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-22-8)
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Memories of prewar Seattle: Alki Beach, walking to "Tip School"
Sam Ogo Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-193-5)
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Attending Japanese language school; teacher a strict disciplinarian

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.

Frances Midori Tashiro Kaji Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-258-6)
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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.

Richard H. Yamamoto Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-191-11)
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Attending Japanese language school, or "tip school"

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.

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

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

George Yoshida Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-132-7)
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Attending Japanese language school: "It was something we hated, but it was ... expected of us"
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
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