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Read about the Nikkei experience from different perspectives. The Journal includes personal essays, research papers, human interest stories, fiction, opinions, and more.


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Latest Articles

Nikkei Chronicles #1: ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture

我が家の定番、県民食の鶏料理

Keiko Fukuda

子供の頃は認識不足だった 「故郷の味」

日本の九州、大分に生まれ18歳までそこで暮らした私にとって、子供の頃から慣れ親しんできた味といえば鶏料理だ。実はつい最近知ったのだが、大分県は日本一、鶏肉の消費量が多いらしい。手羽先料理で有名な愛知県をしのぐとは思わなかった。

Norman Mineta: A Lifetime of Public Service - Part 1

Chris Komai

When Norman Yoshio Mineta looks back on his life, he shakes his head and wonders how a little kid from San Jose wound up in Washington, D.C., first as a Congressman and then as a member of two Presidents’ Cabinets. Moreover, he has distinguished himself as an advocate for civil ...

The Giving Heart

Edward Moreno

On April 4, 2012, the East San Gabriel Vally Japanese Community Center in West Covina, under the direction of Mrs. Pearl Omiya, organized a ceremony to recognize the contributions of Mrs. Reiko Hirama Moreno, one of her most remarkable members. Two Japanese Cherry Trees were dedicated to her, in memory ...

Getting to Know Gordon

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi

Last January, my uncle passed away. At 93 Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was an acclaimed civil rights hero for his World War II resistance to cur few and the camps, and for his life-long commitment as a Quaker to peace and global understanding. Unbeknownst to Gordon, over the past five years ...

A Yonsei's Reflections...

My Omoto Ba-chan

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda

My maternal grandmother’s birthday was on May 11th, so even though it’s been almost 15 years since she’s been gone, I still think about her every Mother’s Day.

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