Press enter after choosing selection

Tommy Kumasaka Watches His Mother Prepare Butterfly Shrimp, December 1967 Photographer: Eck Stanger

Tommy Kumasaka Watches His Mother Prepare Butterfly Shrimp, December 1967 image
Year:
1967
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 26, 1967
Caption:
Making Butterfly Shrimp: One of Ruri Kumasaka's specialties and a favorite of her husband is Shrimp Tempura. Here she demonstrates her technique of flattening the jumbo shrimp in a slap fashion using the flat side of a knife so the shrimp resemble butterfly. The flattened shrimp are laid over the edge of a bowl containing batter to make dipping easier. Tommy Kumasaka watches his mother.
Copyright
Copyright Protected
Graphic for events post

Media

Legacies Project Oral History: David Yamamoto

David Yamamoto was born in 1938 in San Jose, California. He grew up in a predominantly Japanese American community. When he was four, his family was forced to move to an internment camp, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in Wyoming. The discrimination his family faced during and after World War II shaped his life profoundly. Yamamoto graduated from San Jose State University and got his PhD in special education from Stanford. He received a Rockefeller Fellowship to support his career in educational administration. He has spoken out against civil rights violations throughout his adult life.

David Yamamoto was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2016 as part of the Legacies Project.

Graphic for events post

Media

Legacies Project Oral History: Alice Sano

Alice Sano was born in 1929 in Los Angeles, California. When the U.S. entered WWII, her family was forced to move to an internment camp along with other Japanese immigrants. Eventually her father secured a job teaching Japanese to army military intelligence students at the University of Michigan, and they moved to Ann Arbor. Sano majored in music theory and cello at the U-M School of Music, and dedicated her career to teaching music.

Alice Sane was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2018 as part of the Legacies Project.

Subscribe to Japanese Americans