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815 items
May K. Sasaki Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-79-25)
vh May K. Sasaki Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-79-25)
Being called a "Jap": shame and loss of identity
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-79-25/
Jimmy Naganuma Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-480-1)
vh Jimmy Naganuma Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-480-1)
Choosing a nickname in school
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-480-1/
Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-172-28)
vh Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-172-28)
Racial composition of high school students, being a "hyphenated American"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-172-28/
Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-172-7)
vh Yosh Nakagawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-172-7)
Memories of playing with other Asian Americans as a child
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-172-7/
Lucius Horiuchi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-202-5)
vh Lucius Horiuchi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-202-5)
Interactions with non-Japanese Americans as a child
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-202-5/
Roy Ebihara Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-222-24)
vh Roy Ebihara Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-222-24)
Getting involved with the "wrong crowd" as an adolescent: feeling angry about being Japanese American
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-222-24/
Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-213-32)
vh Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-213-32)
Decision to change name from Mariagnes back to birth name, Aya
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-213-32/
Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-142-24)
vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-142-24)
Dealing with racism within army unit in Korea; fighting, drinking, competition
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-142-24/
Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-142-9)
vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-142-9)
Ethnic identity in elementary school: playing "Kill the Jap" game with neighborhood children
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-142-9/
Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-142-19)
vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-142-19)
Little awareness of political events of the late 1950's; discussion of the "model minority" stereotype
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-142-19/
Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-142-12)
vh Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-142-12)
Developing interest in drawing in elementary school; depicting issues of ethnic identity through early art
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-142-12/
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?"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-27-10/
Tonko Doi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-19-16)
vh Tonko Doi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-19-16)
Evolution of Japanese American identity
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-19-16/
Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview Segment 2 (ddr-chi-1-3-2)
vh Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview Segment 2 (ddr-chi-1-3-2)
Hearing family's wartime stories
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-3-2/
Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 6 (ddr-chi-1-12-6)
vh Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 6 (ddr-chi-1-12-6)
Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 6
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-12-6/
Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 7 (ddr-chi-1-12-7)
vh Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview Segment 7 (ddr-chi-1-12-7)
Attending school in Gardena, California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-12-7/
Anne Yuki Watanabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-chi-1-2-6)
vh Anne Yuki Watanabe Interview Segment 6 (ddr-chi-1-2-6)
Anne Yuki Watanabe Interview Segment 6
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-2-6/
Keith One Interview Segment 5 (ddr-chi-1-10-5)
vh Keith One Interview Segment 5 (ddr-chi-1-10-5)
Being made fun of for ethnicity, realizing Japanese American identity
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-10-5/
Constance Yamashiro Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-18-16)
vh Constance Yamashiro Interview Segment 16 (ddr-chi-1-18-16)
Impact of wartime experiences on identity
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-18-16/
Lisa Doi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-chi-1-20-10)
vh Lisa Doi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-chi-1-20-10)
Evolving sense of Japanese American identity
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-20-10/
Judy Furuichi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-8-13)
vh Judy Furuichi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-8-13)
Attending school, becoming aware of Japanese American identity
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-8-13/
Jo Takata Interview Segment 2 (ddr-ajah-1-6-2)
vh Jo Takata Interview Segment 2 (ddr-ajah-1-6-2)
Japanese American and generational identity
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-6-2/
Sarah Baker Interview Segment 10 (ddr-sjacl-2-31-10)
vh Sarah Baker Interview Segment 10 (ddr-sjacl-2-31-10)
Description of intergenerational trauma
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-2-31-10/
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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-11-4/
Katsugo Miho Interview III Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1022-3-7)
vh Katsugo Miho Interview III Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1022-3-7)
Discussion of the term AJA, Americans of Japanese Ancestry
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1022-3-7/
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