Kagawa, Stephen (11/1/2017)

Kagawa, Stephen (11/1/2017)

Stephen Kagawa is a fourth generation (Yonsei) Japanese American born and raised in Hawaii. In this interview, he shares what he has learned about his family's roots in Japan and immigration to Hawaii, and describes his paternal grandfather's interactions with the FBI and eventual detention at Sand Island after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He continues with his grandfather's transfer to Jerome, Arkansas, where his wife and children joined him. He describes his father's experiences as a child in Des Moines, Iowa where the family lived briefly before returning to Hawaii. In explaining his motivations for serving on the boards of the Japanese American National Museum, Go For Broke, and the U.S. Japan Council, he reveals that he knew none of his own family's incarceration history until adulthood and expresses his commitment to ensuring that this history is more widely known.

2017-11-01

video

Takada, Anna

Kagawa, Stephen

Hawaii

Sand Island

Jerome

Arkansas

Des Moines

Japanese American National Museum

Go for Broke

U.S. Japan Council

Sansei

Yonsei

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