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Nisei

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 13

A brief attempt at schooling in Japan, struggling with a "manners" class

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.
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Yukiko Miyake Segment 19

Comparing Issei and Nisei communication styles, manners
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 13

Memories of elementary school: dealing with the language barrier and perceived cultural differences
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 15

Mitsuye's upbringing: raised differently by mother as the only girl, being raised in Japan, and having poor health
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 11

Discussion of learning both Japanese and English as children
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Sadaichi Kubota Segment 4

Development of Nisei values in prewar Hawaii, Japanese language school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and …

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Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 2

Confusion over name as a child
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Tomio Moriguchi Interview I Segment 18

Japanese cultural values: being a good citizen within a community
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Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 4

Development of Nisei identity prewar, break with Issei mores
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Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 8

Exploring Nisei "self-hatred"
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