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Douglas L. Aihara Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-522-15)
Hearing about the formation of Gidra
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Douglas L. Aihara Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-522-6)
Helping uncle with his gardening business
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Douglas L. Aihara Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-522-12)
Some awareness of social issues while growing up
Narrator Douglas L. Aihara
Sansei male. Born March 15, 1950, in Torrance, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area, where father sold insurance. Active with Los Angeles' Koyasan Buddhist Temple's Boy Scout troop and performed with its drum and bugle corps. Attended UCLA and joined the staff of Gidra, an Asian American monthly newspaper-magazine started by a group of …
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Yuki Shimoda: Asian American Actor (ddr-densho-1024-87)
The thirty-year acting career of the late Yuki Shimoda reflects the achievement and career disappointments that faced the minority actor. Only offered limited roles by the Hollywood establishment during certain points of his career, Shimoda persevered on for challenging dramatic roles, such as in the television movie, FAREWELL TO MANZANAR. Shimoda’s journey from Sacramento’s “J-Town,” to …
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