Interviews
Days I spent aching for Japan in tears (Japanese)
(Japanese) I came to America in 1919. My father and mother were here. So they called me over. Back then I missed Japan so much that I cried every day. I ached for Japan.
Date: June and July, 1991
Location: California, US
Interviewer: Robert Nakamura, Karen Ishizuka
Contributed by: Watase Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum
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