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Akira Takashio
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Akira Takashio

Tough life at boarding house (Japanese)

Shin Issei – owner of izakaya (Japanese-style tavern) and kappo (small Japanese diner) restaurant, Honda-Ya

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Willie Ito
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Willie Ito

His mentor, Iwao Takamoto

(b. 1934) Award-winning Disney animation artist who was incarcerated at Topaz during WWII

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Gene Akutsu
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Gene Akutsu

Living conditions in prison while serving time for resisting the draft

(b. 1925) Draft resister

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Tom Yuki
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Tom Yuki

His family's migration to Salinas, California

(b. 1935) Sansei businessman.

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Miko Kaihara
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Miko Kaihara

Learning to be a hairdresser at age 50

(b. 1924) Hairdresser. Incarcerated at Poston, Arizona.

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Acey Kohrogi
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Acey Kohrogi

Nomo's impact on later Japanese players

Former Director of Asian Operations for Los Angeles Dodgers

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Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
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Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

Farewell to Manzanar not a bestseller, but is steady

(1934 -2024) Writer

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Etsuo Hongo
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Etsuo Hongo

Benefits of living in the United States (Japanese)

(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

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Paulo Issamu Hirano
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Paulo Issamu Hirano

My daughter’s identity (Japanese)

(b. 1979) Sansei Nikkei Brazilian who lives in Oizumi-machi in Gunma prefecture. He runs his own design studio.

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Roberto Hirose
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Roberto Hirose

To be more Japanese than you really are (Spanish)

(b. 1950) Nisei Chilean, Businessman

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