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Sense of Pride

Clip: 6/12/1991 | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Mura's relationship with his father was tense when he wanted him to go into Law...

Mura's relationship with his father was tense when he wanted him to go into Law School. Mura followed his heart and began writing and his father realized what a gift it truly was.

06/12/1991

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Controlled by Stereotypes

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Clip: 6/12/1991 | 3m 5s | Mura fought the urge to be controlled by stereotypes, but even then, he says... (3m 5s)

Experiencing Minnesota

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Clip: 6/12/1991 | 5m 50s | As a Japanese-American, Mura prefers living here than on the West coast because he... (5m 50s)

Growing up Japanese-American

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Clip: 6/12/1991 | 7m 51s | Actually, Mura felt more white than Japanese because his family worked hard to be... (7m 51s)

Turning Japanese

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Clip: 6/12/1991 | 5m 49s | Mura feels he would have grown up a different person if his parents had recognized... (5m 49s)

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