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Sansei Research Project Survey Appendix A Sansei Research Project Survey Instructions Please read and answer oll questions. Do not skip any items unless specifically instructed to do so. It is important that you complete all parts of the survey by yourself, without discussing your answers with anyone else. Every effort has been made to make this survey as brief and simple to complete as possible. In most cases, you need only circle your answer. All responses will remain anonymous. Now, please begin by turning the page and starting with Question 1. The wording and presentation of the Sansei Research Project Survey were altered for this volume but the content is essentially the same as that of the original survey. So me of the attitude statements appear twice-this served as a reliability check. 223 224 Appendix A Seetion 1 Background Information Please begin by completing the following questions about your background. 1. What is your sex? Male Female 2. What is your age? __ Years 3. Where were you born? ___--,- _______...,.-- ____ CITY STATE Where do you currently live? ________________ CITY STATE 4. What is your marital status? (Check one) Single, never married Divorced Separated Widowed Divorced/widowed and remarried Married-If married, please also answer: a) What is your spouse's age? __ Years b) What is your spouse's ethnic background (e.g., Japanese Ameri- can, Chinese, Caucasian, etc.)? _________ 5. Do you have children? No Yes-If yes, please list the ages of your children. Sons Daughters 1. 3. 1. 3. 2. 4. 2. 4. 6. What has been your primary religious affiliation? Buddhist Protestant Roman Catholic No religious affiliation Other. Please explain: __________________ Appendix A 225 7. Areyou currently active (Le., attend regular services) in this religion? __ Yes __ No 8. What was your father's birthplace? CITY STATE COUNTRY Your mother's birthplace? CITY STATE COUNTRY 9. What is the ethnic background for each of your parents (e.g., ]apanese American, ]apanese, Chinese, Caucasian, etc.)? Father: If your father is/was ]apanese American, what generation is/was he? a) Issei b) Kibei c) Nisei d) Sansei e) Yonsei Mother: If your mother is/was ]apanese American, what generation is/was she? a) Issei b) Kibei c) Nisei d) Sansei e) Yonsei 10. What are your parents' ages? (If deceased, please indicate age at time of death and answer all remaining survey questions based upon time during which parent(s) were alive.) Father's age: __ Is father deceased? __ Yes __ No Mother's age: __ Is mother deceased? __ Yes __ No 11. Please indicate the ages of any brothers or sisters you have in your family. (Add more spaces if necessary.) Brother(s) Sister(s) 1. 3. 1. 3. 2. 4. 2. 4. 12. Rank order the three labels that you would most likely use to identify yourself. (1 = most likely, 2 = second most likely, and 3 = third most likely) ]apanese American Nipponese ]apanese Oriental Asian Sansei Asian American Yonsei Nikkei Other (please explain) 226 Appendix A Section 2 Communicaüon about the Internment Your parents may or may not have been in camps during the war. Yet, regardless of whether your parents personally experienced the internment, you have undoubtedly come to know about the camps. The following questions ask you to think about the ways in which you Iearned about the camps. Although your memories about the following items may seem vague, please try to answer each question as best you can. First, I would like you to stop aminute and think about your earliest recollection of the internment camps. This earliest memory should be the first moments you can remember hearing or seeing anything about the internment, even if your understanding of this event was incorrect or incomplete at that time. Now, please answer the following: 13. Approximately how old were you when you first recall hearing/seeing any reference to camp? (Remember, this should be based on your earliest recol­ lections about the internment, even if you did not fully und erstand what you heard or saw.) Less than 5 years old 5-10 years old 10-15 years old 15-20 years old More than 20 years old 14. How did you first Iearn about the camps? (Please check the one source that best reflects how you first became aware of the camps.) Parents told you about camps By asking parents questions Overhearing parents discuss camps with others Reading books At school Other. Please explain: 15. Since first finding out about the internment camps, where have you gained the most information about them? Please rank order the following sources of information, putting a "1" next to the source from which you have Iearned most, a "2" beside the second most informative source, a "3" beside the third source, etc. Appendix A 227 Information from parent( s) Information from relative(s) Information from books Information from school Other. Please explain: 16. In what ways have YOUf parents talked about the internment? Rank order the following. (1 = the most likely way, to 3 = the least likely way) As an incidental topic in passing (e.g., "We knew her from camp") As a reference point in time (e.g., "That was before camp or after camp") As a central topic in itself (e.g., a discussion about camp) 17. YOUf level of interest in the camps may have changed over the years. For example, although you may not have been interested in the camps as a young child, you may have become interested as an adult. For each of the time periods below, please circle the extent to which you have been interested in knowing more about the internment. Not Extremely Interested Interested A. Elementary school years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B. Junior high school years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C. High school years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 D. Young adulthood (18-25) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 E. Now (answer only if you are 26 years or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 older) 18. Approximately how many times in YOUf life have you talked (even very briefly) about the internment with YOUf parents? 1 time 2-5 times 5-10 times > 10 times 228 AppendixA 19. On the average, how long would conversations about camp last with your parents? Less than 5 minutes 5-15 minutes 15 minutes to % hour % hour to 1 hour More than 1 hour 20. In the time you have discussed the camps with your parents, how often would you say your parents brought the topic up first? Every time More than half the time About half the time Less than half the time Never 21. Which of your parents has discussed the internment with you more fre- quently? Father Mother Hoth equally often 22. Generally, how comfortable have you been in discussing the internment with: Not Extremely Comfortable Comfortable Your parents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other Japanese Americans 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Non-Japanese Americans who are minority 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Non-Japanese Americans who are Caucasian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 23. How many books, magazines, etc. on the internment did your parents have in the horne while you were growing up? None 1 2-3 3-4 More than 4 AppendixA 229 24. At about what age do you think it is best to tell today's Japanese American children about the camps? At about __ years of age. 25. Were you or any of your relatives in internment or prison camps during World War II? No-If no, skip to Section 3. Yes-If yes, please place acheck beside ALL relatives who were in the camp: Yourself Paternal grandfather Father Paternal grandmother Mother Maternal grandfather Aunt(s) Maternal grandmother Uncle(s) Sister(s) Brother(s) 26. If you, your father, or your mother was in camp, what was the name of that camp and where was it located? Name of Camp Location Father Mother Self How confident do you feel about recalling this information? (Circle the number that best reflects YOur confidence level.) Not Confident Extremely Confident 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 27. Based upon your own knowledge, about how long would you say your parent(s) were in camp? Father Mother Not applicable Not applicable Less than 1 year Less than 1 year 1 year 1 year 2 years 2 years 3 years 3 years 4 years 4 years 230 AppendixA How confident do you feel about recalling this information? (Cirde the number that best reflects your confidence level.) Not Confident Extremely Confident 1 2 345 6 7 28. Approximately how old was your father when he went to camp? Not applicable Less than 5 years old 5-10 years old 10-15 years old 15-20 years old 20-30 years old 30-40 years old More than 40 years old 29. Approximately how old was your mother when she went to camp? Not applicable Less than 5 years old 5-10 years old 10-15 years old 15-20 years old 20-30 years old 30-40 years old More than 40 years old How confident do you feel about recalling this information about the age of your parent(s) during camp? Not Confident Extremely Confident 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 30. If you were in camp yourself, how old were you at that time? __ Years old __ Not applicable How long did you stay in camp? Not applicable 2 years Less than 1 year 3 years 1 year 4 years Appendix A 231 Seetion 3 Sansei Attitudes In the following section you are given aseries of statements.
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