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101 WAYS TO TELL YOU’RE JAPANESE AMERICAN
101 WAYS TO TELL YOU’RE JAPANESE AMERICAN
By Tony Osumi and Jenni Kuida
By Tony Osumi and Jenni Kuida


#. You know that Camp doesn’t mean a cabin in the woods.
#. You know that [[Japanese American Internment Camp | Camp]] doesn’t mean a cabin in the woods.
#. The men in your family were gardeners, farmers or produce workers.
#. The men in your family were gardeners, farmers or produce workers.
#. The women in your family were seamstresses, domestic workers or farm laborers.
#. The women in your family were seamstresses, domestic workers or farm laborers.
#. Your Issei grandparents had an arranged marriage.
#. Your [[Issei]] grandparents had an arranged marriage.
#. One of your relatives was a “picture bride.”
#. One of your relatives was a “[[picture bride]].”
#. You have Nisei relatives named Keiko, Aiko, Sumi or Mary.
#. You have Nisei relatives named Keiko, Aiko, Sumi or Mary.
#. You have Nisei relatives named Tak, Tad, George, Harry or Shig.
#. You have Nisei relatives named Tak, Tad, George, Harry or Shig.
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[[Category: Gen X Nikkei]]
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