Japanese American identity

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Japanese American identity (647)

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George Azumano Interview Segment 24 (ddr-one-7-32-24)
vh George Azumano Interview Segment 24 (ddr-one-7-32-24)
Reflections

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.

Alfred
vh Alfred "Al" Miyagishima Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-27-10)
Growing up in a non-Japanese American community: "Why was I born Japanese?"
Janice Sakamoto - Beth Shironaka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1012-11-4)
vh Janice Sakamoto - Beth Shironaka Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1012-11-4)
Growing up Sansei: coming to terms with ethnic identity (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

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 …

Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-4-1)
vh Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-4-1)
Memories of childhood: learning Japanese language and culture, father's struggle with tuberculosis

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 collection are typically not …

Frank Kitamoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1001-25-15)
vh Frank Kitamoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1001-25-15)
Coping with ethnic identity: "wondering why in the world I had to be Japanese"
Tsuguo
vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-123-7)
Identity in high school: "It felt comfortable being Japanese, and I also knew I was an American"

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-5-12)
vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1002-5-12)
Postwar life: "I was bent on becoming as assimilated as possible"

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 collection are typically not life …

Jim Akutsu Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-2-9)
vh Jim Akutsu Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-2-9)
Learning important aspects of Japanese culture from parents

Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.

Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-59-16)
vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-59-16)
Postwar opportunities for Japanese Americans: societal, cultural, and self-imposed limitations
Tom Akashi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-164-8)
vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-164-8)
Growing up in a neighborhood with kids of other ethnicities: "you're conscious that you're Japanese and you're different"
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