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U.S. Mint Begins Shipping Patsy Mink Quarter
Groundbreaking Hawaii congresswoman recognized on the quarter. The United States Mint began ship…

The Rafu Shimpo • April 11, 2024

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American Women Quarters Program Hawaii Patsy Takemoto Mink Title IV United States United States Congress United States Representative
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“Little Benedict Arnolds in Skirts”: The Shitara Sisters’ Scandalous WWII Treason Trial
In late 1943, three Japanese American sisters helped two German prisoners of war escape from a sout…

Nina Nobuko Wallace • April 10, 2024

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Colorado Germans prisoners prisoners of war Shitara sisters United States
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Carlos Yushimito: The inevitable readings of a writer
His days pass in the academic world, in Viña del Mar, a city in the interior of Chile where …

Javier García Wong-Kit • April 9, 2024

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authors Carlos Yushimito del Valle Chile literature Peru poetry United States writers
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Utah Judicial Giant Raymond Uno Has Died at 93
Incarcerated as a boy in Heart Mountain, he also served as JACL national president. Raymond Sonj…

Pacific Citizen • April 9, 2024

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armed forces GI Bill Japanese American Citizens League judges Korean war Military Intelligence Service obituaries Raymond Uno retired military personnel Salt Lake City United States U.S. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 Utah veterans World War II
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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> For Japanese Americans observing the election, the use of race-baiting elic…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 8, 2024

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1940s democracy elections political science World War II camps
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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 1
Previously, I wrote an article for Discover Nikkei on how the incarceration of Japanese Americ…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 7, 2024

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1940s democracy elections political science World War II camps
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #48.6 Thoughts Per Minute: "Cogitabund..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • April 6, 2024

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cartoonists comics humor
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 5: Nao Tashiro—Issei Woman Teacher and Witness
I have embarked on a series of columns on the prolific and talented Tashiro family. I have already …

Greg Robinson • April 5, 2024

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Christianity Christians Connecticut education generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Nao Tashiro Seattle teachers teaching United States Washington
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How Do We Remember Japanese American History? A Descendant's Perspective
The following is adapted from a talk I gave at Plymouth Church in Seattle in February 2024. Good a…

Tamiko Nimura • April 4, 2024

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artists California concentration camps Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers United States World War II camps
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Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> LK: Can you explain the purpose of the UH ‘Ike Wai project? ES: &lsq…

Lois Kajiwara • April 3, 2024

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agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawaii management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington
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