Japanese American identity

Identity and values (344)
Japanese American identity (815)

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Americans of Japanese ancestry, Buddhahead, Japanese American Hibakusha, Kotonk

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Mary Hirata Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-22-38)
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Message to future generations: "make sure it's never done again"
Tomio Moriguchi Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-60-8)
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Organizing the historical photo exhibit, "Pride & Shame," a consciousness-raising experience for all involved
Tomio Moriguchi Interview II Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-60-18)
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Continuity of culture, reflecting on the future of Japanese American organizations
Tomio Moriguchi Interview II Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-60-17)
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Lasting legacy of incarceration: aversion to risk, lack of leaders and entrepreneurism in Japanese American community
Frank Kitamoto Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-35-29)
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Postwar adjustment: "I kind of felt like, that I really wasn't American"
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vh 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.

Roy M. Hirabayashi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-313-6)
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Growing up with Kibei parents, dealing with Japanese American identity
Chizuko Norton Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-73-5)
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Feeling ashamed of being different; staying "Chizuko," resisting being given an "American" name
Chizuko Norton Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-73-39)
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Impact of the incarceration on identity, raising Japanese American children as white
May K. Sasaki Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-79-23)
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Feeling ashamed of being Japanese American: changing name from "Kimiko" to "May"
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