Japanese American identity
Identity and values
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Japanese American identity
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Mary Hirata Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-22-38)
Message to future generations: "make sure it's never done again"
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Dotti Yasuko Tagawa Reisbord Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-509-13)
Exploring Japanese American identity in high school
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview II Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-60-19)
Promoting pride in Japanese American culture and heritage
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-60-8)
Organizing the historical photo exhibit, "Pride & Shame," a consciousness-raising experience for all involved
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview II Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-60-18)
Continuity of culture, reflecting on the future of Japanese American organizations
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview II Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-60-17)
Lasting legacy of incarceration: aversion to risk, lack of leaders and entrepreneurism in Japanese American community
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Kenji Ima Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-495-12)
Postwar awareness of Japanese American identity
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Kenji Ima Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-495-7)
Suppressing feelings, value of shikata ga nai
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Frank Kitamoto Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-35-29)
Postwar adjustment: "I kind of felt like, that I really wasn't American"
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Frank Kitamoto Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-35-30)
Feeling uncomfortable with Japanese American ethnicity
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Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview III Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-125-6)
Impact of incarceration experience on personal identity: "It was a real fight internally, trying to be Japanese American, but at the same time, be more American"
As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.
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Roy M. Hirabayashi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-313-6)
Growing up with Kibei parents, dealing with Japanese American identity
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Chizuko Norton Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-73-5)
Feeling ashamed of being different; staying "Chizuko," resisting being given an "American" name
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Chizuko Norton Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-73-8)
Early memories of being ashamed of being different
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Chizuko Norton Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-73-39)
Impact of the incarceration on identity, raising Japanese American children as white
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Chizuko Norton Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-73-13)
Early childhood memories, ashamed of being different
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May K. Sasaki Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-79-23)
Feeling ashamed of being Japanese American: changing name from "Kimiko" to "May"
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May K. Sasaki Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-79-37)
Current feelings about Japanese American identity