Discover Nikkei

https://www.discovernikkei.org/en/interviews/

Takagi,Kazuomi

Marriage to a non-Japanese (Spanish)

(1925-2014) La Plata Hochi, Journalist

Kusumi,Ron

Corvette kit

Independent film producer, friend of automotive designer Larry Shinoda

Kuroiwa,Margaret

Maryknoll Sanitarium

Daughter of an Issei doctor.

Oda,Harunori

Getting started in America

(1927-2016) Shin-Issei businessman

Todd,Kathryn Doi

JABA: On Engaging Students and Community

(b. 1942) The first Asian American woman judge

Shigekawa, Sakaye

“Everybody went in like sheep”

(1913-2013) Doctor specializing in obstetrics in Southern California

Kinoshita,Masao

Experiences in the inland colony (Japanese)

A central figure for the “Makegumi” (defeatists)

Takagi,Kazuomi

Learning Spanish (Spanish)

(1925-2014) La Plata Hochi, Journalist

Hosokawa,Bill

The Strength of Evidence

(1915 - 2007) Journalist

Irons,Peter

Finding the Smoking Gun

(b. 1940) Attorney, Coram nobis cases.

Real People on Video Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.
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