Japanese American identity

vh An oral history with Katsumi Kunitsugu - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-66-1)

An oral interview with Katsumi Kunitsugu, longtime volunteer and leader in Little Tokyo. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0163. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3378_F01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-66-1/

vh George Hanada Interview Segment 16 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-16)

Thoughts on Japanese American community, culture, identity

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-5-16/

vh Alice Matsumoto Ando Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-73-10)

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-73-10/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-32-24/

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-4-1/

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-5-12/

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"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-25-15/

vh Sharon Maeda Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-529-4)

Values instilled by parents

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-529-4/

vh Fred Y. Hoshiyama Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-275-9)

Struggling with Japanese American identity in school: "My days, we're ashamed"

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-275-9/

vh David Sakura Interview I Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-498-19)

Attending high school with only one other Japanese American student

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-498-19/

vh Paul Nagano Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-65-15)

Discussion of doctoral thesis: the need for a strong Japanese American identity within pluralistic society

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-65-15/

vh Paul Nagano Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-65-16)

Impact of incarceration experience: "affirming who we are as a group of people"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-65-16/

vh Paul Nagano Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-65-14)

Role of the Berkeley Buddhist Temple in providing housing and serving the community during the postwar resettlement period

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-65-14/

vh Kazumu Naganuma Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-482-1)

Describing nicknames and their ties to personal identity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-482-1/

vh Miyoko Kaneta Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-449-14)

Experiences teaching in Japan as a Japanese American

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-449-14/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-54-26)

Trying to be more "American" after the war

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-26/

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-139-29)

Impact of mass removal on the Wapato Japanese community; a sergeant in charge of removal expresses sympathy, but "it was his job"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-29/

vh Mary Jane Mikuriya Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-504-22)

Feeling a lack of kinship with Japanese Americans as a biracial person

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-504-22/

vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-113-15)

Increasing awareness of Japanese American community: "I came from a very unique, special culture that had overcome enormous adversity"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-113-15/

vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-113-6)

Avoiding the pigeonhole of racial stereotypes during school years

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vh Stanley N. Shikuma Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-520-15)

Considering the concept of intergenerational trauma

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vh Stanley N. Shikuma Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-520-16)

Harmful effects of the "model minority" myth

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vh Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-143-9)

Emerging awareness of ethnic differences in grade school; father's emphasis on education

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-143-9/

vh Peggie Nishimura Bain Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-170-6)

Interaction with non-Japanese Americans: schoolmates, church members, neighbors

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-170-6/

vh Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-456-8)

Coming to terms with ethnic identity after the war

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-456-8/

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