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Cultural clashes fade as Japanese families adapt in Avon Lake
Yasutomo Tanaka of Nissan North America arrives in 1991 to help build minivans. He and fellow Japanese families navigate language barriers, work cultures, and American society while integrating into Avon and Bay Village communities. They describe benefits and challenges from schooling, women in the workforce, and climate of attitudes toward Japanese in the U.S.
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Yasutomo Tanaka
Nissan of North America Inc
Nissan Quest
Tanaka
Final Assembly
Nissan
Chikako Nishiwaki
Manko
Junko Nishiwaki
Avon
USS/Kobe
Susumu
Steve” Okushiuma
Gates Mills
Japan
Kobe Steel
Steel
Leah Fletcher
Ford
Uss Kobe
Okushina
USS/ Kobe
America
Nishiwaki
Takasu Nishiwaki
Mel Horace
Avon Lion's Club
Nishiwaks
Okushimas
Tanakas
Rome
Takashi Nishiwaki
Okushima
General Motors
USS
The
Cleveland Ballet
Ako
Phoenx Ballet
Ako Okushima
Atsushi
Hiroshi
Emiko
Bay Village
Tomoko
Keisuke
Nishiwakis
United States
Iike
Los Angeles
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Crume
Janakas
Avon Lake
Lorain
George Manos Okushima
Takashi
Mariko
Junko
U.S