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Veronica Furukawa (39) interviews her Uncle in law Stanley Furukawa (90) about the start of WWII. He was one of 8 children of Japanese immigrants who came over to work the sugar plantations. He spoke about the attack on Pearl...

One Small Step conversation partners Donald (Don) Harner (51) and Amy Akao (41), talk about their experiences on September 11, 2001 (this interview was conducted September 11, 2021), what the idea of “equality” means to them, and how the events...

Nell Schneider (6/18/1930-) talks with her grandson, Matthew Harrison, and her daughter (Matthew's mother), Sue Harrison, at her Glendale Wisconsin home. During this interview, Nell discusses World War II; the attack on Pearl Harbor; food and recipes; changes in technology...

My Lola is very strong person! She is so amazing and did so many things in her life! I just want to say that I know my Lola very well but I don’t know everything. Based on what I learned...

Meredith Wadman: 2020-11-27 21:55:26 Meredith Wadman (60) and her mother Barbara Greenfield Wadman (90) discuss celebrating Barbara's 90th birthday on the eve of the coronavirus pandemic, and how Barbara's resilience, founded on a fundamental optimism, has kept her going these...

I read an except from a book I gave my grandfather many years before he passed away to share memories of his life. This thought on World War II always brings tears to my eyes. He was such a strong...

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this is an interview with a World War II marine veteran who served in the Pacific theater for two years. being posted on the ship with a large crew.

Jack Smith’s best friend was kidnapped by the government, and he never saw him again. On January 5, 2020, Ayden Lord interviewed her grandpa, Jack Smith, in Studio City about his best friend Yoshi who was taken to a Japanese...

I interviewed my grandfather in order to learn more about his experience living in a Japanese internment camp during WWII.