5 items
5 items
vh
Jane Kurahara Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-514-15)
Being recruited to volunteer with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i
av
Voices Behind Barbed Wire (Hawai'i Island Version) (ddr-densho-1024-42)
Short film that tells the story of Japanese Americans on Big Island of Hawai'i who were interned during World War II using a combination of contemporary interviews, historical photographs and footage, and historical reenactments. It is one of a series of four films produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i about the internment experience in …
av
Voices Behind Barbed Wire (O'ahu Version) (ddr-densho-1024-43)
Short film that tells the story of Japanese Americans on O'ahu who were interned during World War II using a combination of contemporary interviews, historical photographs and footage, and historical reenactments. It is one of a series of four films produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i about the internment experience in each of the …
vh
Jane Kurahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-514)
Sansei female. Born February 16, 1941, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu where father worked as an insurance agent and mother was a teacher. Attended Punahou school. After World War II, attended Smith College and Columbia University before marrying and returning to Hawaii. Began career as a teacher and then switched to librarianship. Became involved …
Narrator Jane Kurahara
Sansei female. Born February 16, 1941, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu where father worked as an insurance agent and mother was a teacher. Attended Punahou school. After World War II, attended Smith College and Columbia University before marrying and returning to Hawaii. Began career as a teacher and then switched to librarianship. Became involved …