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Wade Kojima, a Sansei with roots in Hawaii, describes his involvement in the JACL's redress efforts in Minnesota and Ohio. First via involvement with a Japanese American youth organization, and later as a board member of the Twin Cities JACL Chapter…

Chizu Omori, a Nisei born in the San Diego area and incarcerated at Poston during World War II, describes becoming politically active at UC Berkeley in the 1950s, participating in the Civil Rights Movement, and supporting the Japanese American…

Lisa Doi, a Yonsei born and raised in Chicago, discusses the development of the Japanese American redress movement and the ongoing process of intergenerational healing and repair in the Japanese American community. She reflects on the importance of…

Eigo Kudo, a Peruvian of Japanese descent, describes his family's experience of expulsion from Peru and incarceration at Crystal City. He recalls with remarkable clarity the details of the journey by ship from Peru, through the Panama Canal, to the…

Elsa Kudo, a Peruvian of Japanese descent, describes her experience testifying at the Chicago CWRIC hearings about her family's experience of expulsion from Peru and incarceration at Crystal City. She recalls the difficulty Japanese Latin Americans…

Ron Yoshino, a Chicago-born Sansei, discusses his involvement in the JACL's Redress efforts and his role as Chairperson for the JACL's 1986 National Convention in Chicago. He recalls the effort that went into logistics and planning for the Chicago…

William Yoshino, a Sansei whose parents were incarcerated at Heart Mountain, descibes his family's wartime experience and his own experience moving from Washington State to Chicago's South Side as a teenager. In this interview, he reflects on his…

Sisters Patti and Tina Adachi, born and raised in Hyde Park, discuss their experiences as sansei growing up on Chicago's South Side. They describe involvement with the Civil Rights Movement, Women's Movement, and anti-war demonstrations as…

Mary Kamidoi, a nisei who resettled in Missouri and then Flint, MI after being released from incarceration, discusses her involvement with the Detroit chapter of the JACL from the 1950s to the present. A longtime employee of Ford Motor Company, she…

Cori Nakamura Lin, a yonsei born and raised in Chicago, discusses her evolving knowledge and understanding of Japanese American incarceration and redress history. She describes how her work on JASC's Uprooted and Reckoning projects deepened her…