Densho Digital Repository
JACL Philadelphia Oral History Collection
Title: Hiroshi Uyehara Interview
Narrator: Hiroshi Uyehara
Interviewer: Herbert J. Horikawa
Location: Medford, New Jersey
Date: October 23, 1994
Densho ID: ddr-phljacl-1-13-10

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HH: Do you identify yourself as one of the "quiet Americans"?

HU: That's right. I consider myself a loner, I guess. I'm not that, very social, I don't make friends that easily.

HH: How about being visible or invisible or conspicuous? Do you have any feelings about any one of those conditions? Do you prefer being inconspicuous?

HU: Yeah, I like being inconspicuous, I don't like to stand out in the public. I'm not that forward.

HH: And did you ever, as you were in the process of growing up, did you ever remember a time when you were ashamed of being a Japanese American?

HU: No, I don't think I was ever ashamed of being a Japanese American. I know... no.

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