Kristen Hayashi

Thanks. I used to live in L.A., and Little Tokyo led the way to the redevelopment of downtown L.A. People only had to learn that ramen wasn't just in little plastic packages anymore, right?

Thanks. I used to live in L.A., and Little Tokyo led the way to the redevelopment of downtown L.A. People only had to learn that ramen wasn't just in little plastic packages anymore, right?

That's right. And this year, Little Tokyo celebrates its 140th anniversary. And despite this long history, we also were just named one of America's 11 most endangered places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. So we want to ensure that Little Tokyo continues to be around for another 140 years. But it is a very special neighborhood.

That's right. And this year, Little Tokyo celebrates its 140th anniversary. And despite this long history, we also were just named one of America's 11 most endangered places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. So we want to ensure that Little Tokyo continues to be around for another 140 years. But it is a very special neighborhood.

That's right. And this year, Little Tokyo celebrates its 140th anniversary. And despite this long history, we also were just named one of America's 11 most endangered places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. So we want to ensure that Little Tokyo continues to be around for another 140 years. But it is a very special neighborhood.

And it's a beautiful museum that you work with there. I've been several times myself. Kristen, this is a vast subject matter we are about to handle. This is a perennial problem for us on all of our episodes. But I want to approach this sort of logistically. The discussion will be about... from the 1800s into really the mid-20th century and beyond.

And it's a beautiful museum that you work with there. I've been several times myself. Kristen, this is a vast subject matter we are about to handle. This is a perennial problem for us on all of our episodes. But I want to approach this sort of logistically. The discussion will be about... from the 1800s into really the mid-20th century and beyond.

And it's a beautiful museum that you work with there. I've been several times myself. Kristen, this is a vast subject matter we are about to handle. This is a perennial problem for us on all of our episodes. But I want to approach this sort of logistically. The discussion will be about... from the 1800s into really the mid-20th century and beyond.

But for the purposes of this, it's important that we give ourselves a glossary. There are four terms here, isei, nisei, sonsei, and yonsei. These are terms that refer to the generations of Japanese Americans who've arrived here. Can you explain why we have these terms and what do they really mean?

But for the purposes of this, it's important that we give ourselves a glossary. There are four terms here, isei, nisei, sonsei, and yonsei. These are terms that refer to the generations of Japanese Americans who've arrived here. Can you explain why we have these terms and what do they really mean?

But for the purposes of this, it's important that we give ourselves a glossary. There are four terms here, isei, nisei, sonsei, and yonsei. These are terms that refer to the generations of Japanese Americans who've arrived here. Can you explain why we have these terms and what do they really mean?

Sure. So as you mentioned, se is generation. And so we're counting generations like ichi, ni, san, shi, or yon is one through four in Japanese. So we apply that to the generations in se, ise, nise, sanse, and yonsei. So this represents, yeah, the different generations that have come to the United States and their descendants. So ise would be the immigrant generation.

Sure. So as you mentioned, se is generation. And so we're counting generations like ichi, ni, san, shi, or yon is one through four in Japanese. So we apply that to the generations in se, ise, nise, sanse, and yonsei. So this represents, yeah, the different generations that have come to the United States and their descendants. So ise would be the immigrant generation.

Sure. So as you mentioned, se is generation. And so we're counting generations like ichi, ni, san, shi, or yon is one through four in Japanese. So we apply that to the generations in se, ise, nise, sanse, and yonsei. So this represents, yeah, the different generations that have come to the United States and their descendants. So ise would be the immigrant generation.

And then nise would mean generation. The generation that was born here in the United States to immigrant parents, but they were U.S. citizens by birth. And then the next generation is Sansei and then Yonsei. So I'm Yonsei, I'm fourth generation. My great grandparents immigrated from Japan. And now we're getting into Gosei too, actually, given just the time.

And then nise would mean generation. The generation that was born here in the United States to immigrant parents, but they were U.S. citizens by birth. And then the next generation is Sansei and then Yonsei. So I'm Yonsei, I'm fourth generation. My great grandparents immigrated from Japan. And now we're getting into Gosei too, actually, given just the time.

And then nise would mean generation. The generation that was born here in the United States to immigrant parents, but they were U.S. citizens by birth. And then the next generation is Sansei and then Yonsei. So I'm Yonsei, I'm fourth generation. My great grandparents immigrated from Japan. And now we're getting into Gosei too, actually, given just the time.

But yeah, so we sort of use generations to sort of understand history in the Japanese American experience.

But yeah, so we sort of use generations to sort of understand history in the Japanese American experience.

But yeah, so we sort of use generations to sort of understand history in the Japanese American experience.