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Haruo Kasahara

(b.1900) Issei plantation worker in Hawai'i.

Kimi Wakabayashi

(b.1912) Japanese Canadian Issei. Immigrated with husband to Canada in ...

Sam Naito

(b. 1921) Nisei businessman. Established "Made in Oregon" retail stores

Daniel K. Inouye

(1924-2012) Senator of Hawaii

George Ariyoshi

(b.1926) Democratic politician and three-term Governor of Hawai'i

Seiichi Tanaka

(b.1943) Shin-issei grand master of taiko; founded San Francisco Taiko ...

Art Shibayama

(b.1930) Nisei born in Peru. Taken to the United States ...

Fujima Kansuma

(b.1918) Japanese kabuki dancer

Kip Fulbeck

(b. 1965) filmmaker and artist

Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig

(b. 1924) Researcher

Miyoko Amano

(b. 1929) President of Amano Museum

Paulo Issamu Hirano

(b. 1979) Sansei Nikkei Brazilian who lives in Oizumi-machi in Gunma prefecture. He ...

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