Portrait
Growing up Japanese-American
Clip: 6/12/1991 | 7m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Actually, Mura felt more white than Japanese because his family worked hard to be...
Actually, Mura felt more white than Japanese because his family worked hard to be middle class. Japanese culture and the ancestry of being Japanese was never discussed. But as he grew older, it became more apparent that he couldn't hide the fact that he was Japanese no matter how hard he tried.
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Portrait
Growing up Japanese-American
Clip: 6/12/1991 | 7m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Actually, Mura felt more white than Japanese because his family worked hard to be middle class. Japanese culture and the ancestry of being Japanese was never discussed. But as he grew older, it became more apparent that he couldn't hide the fact that he was Japanese no matter how hard he tried.
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