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Episode 32: "The Development of San Pedro Brotherhood" - On the way to the coastline of Japan ①
From Americamura in Shima City, Mie Prefecture Since the year before last, I have been traveling by…

Ryusuke Kawai • July 14, 2023

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Amerikamura (Shima, Mie Prefecture) California Honshu Japan jazz Mie Prefecture music Okinawan Prefecture San Pedro Swing (restaurant) Terminal Island Tokushima (city) Tokushima Prefecture United States
Amerikamura (Shima, Mie Prefecture) California Honshu Japan jazz Mie Prefecture music Okinawan Prefecture San Pedro Swing (restaurant) Terminal Island Tokushima (city) Tokushima Prefecture United States
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Kyo Maclear’s New Childrens’ Book Tells The Story of a Nisei Trailblazer
Author Gyo Fujikawa‘s books have been read, shared and loved by generations of families all o…

Kelly Fleck • Nov. 25, 2019

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artists authors book reviews California diversity Gyo Fujikawa illustrators It Began with a Page (book) Kyo Maclear reviews Terminal Island United States
artists authors book reviews California diversity Gyo Fujikawa illustrators It Began with a Page (book) Kyo Maclear reviews Terminal Island United States
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A tour of the Japanese community in Los Angeles with a Japanese social studies teacher
Japanese people don't know about Japanese people I have been in America for 28 years. During th…

Keiko Fukuda • Nov. 4, 2019

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Buddhism California Crenshaw Gardena Buddhist Church Japan Japanese Americans Keiro (organization) Los Angeles religions Terminal Island United States Venice (neighborhood) Yohei Inoue
Buddhism California Crenshaw Gardena Buddhist Church Japan Japanese Americans Keiro (organization) Los Angeles religions Terminal Island United States Venice (neighborhood) Yohei Inoue
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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage
Finding Nikkei Roots Around the World
Travel uproots daily routines for new places and new discoveries. But, somehow, my own discoveries …

Ariel Okamoto • Oct. 15, 2018

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California Discover Nikkei England families Hawaii Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Japanese Americans Nikkei Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Roots (series) Scotland Terminal Island United Kingdom United States World War II
California Discover Nikkei England families Hawaii Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Japanese Americans Nikkei Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Roots (series) Scotland Terminal Island United Kingdom United States World War II
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Furusato: The Lost Japanese Fishing Village Between Los Angeles’ Ports
Inside her home in Southern California, Mary Izumi sits at her piano flipping through the yellowe…

Martin Macias Jr. • June 19, 2018

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California Terminal Island United States World War II
California Terminal Island United States World War II
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An “Immersion” Into Terminal Island Nikkei Lives
As an oral historian, I have always been addicted to reading obituaries, especially those relatin…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • April 21, 2017

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aquatic sports Arthur A. Hansen book reviews California communities fishing imprisonment incarceration Los Angeles Masaaki Kuwabara Naomi Hirahara newspapers Nichi Bei Weekly (newspaper) reviews Terminal Island Tujunga Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States World War II World War II camps
aquatic sports Arthur A. Hansen book reviews California communities fishing imprisonment incarceration Los Angeles Masaaki Kuwabara Naomi Hirahara newspapers Nichi Bei Weekly (newspaper) reviews Terminal Island Tujunga Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States World War II World War II camps
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PAUL HOWARD TAKEMOTO and ALICE TAKEMOTO: On Resettlement, Revisiting the Past, and Reconnection - Part 2 of 2
Read part 1 >>REVISITING THE PASTIt took a visit to a cemetery in his father’s hometown…

Sojin Kim • May 28, 2011

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Arkansas Baptists California communities conferences enemy aliens families family histories Garden Grove Baptist Church genealogy identity Japanese American Citizens League Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Maryland noncitizens persons Terminal Island United States Washington, D.C.
Arkansas Baptists California communities conferences enemy aliens families family histories Garden Grove Baptist Church genealogy identity Japanese American Citizens League Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Maryland noncitizens persons Terminal Island United States Washington, D.C.
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Furusato: The Lost Village of Terminal Island
When asked about their memories of Terminal Island, many Japanese Americans who spent their childho…

Leslie Yamaguchi • Aug. 19, 2010

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California documentaries films Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) San Pedro Terminal Island United States World War II
California documentaries films Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) San Pedro Terminal Island United States World War II
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Naotaro and Tsuruko, My Issei Parents - Part 1
Naotaro Ito was born in 1886 as a second son to a rice farming family in Kitsuneji, a tiny rural ha…

Roy T. Ito • Nov. 21, 2008

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California families family histories genealogy generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Los Angeles migration Riverside Seattle Terminal Island United States Washington
California families family histories genealogy generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Los Angeles migration Riverside Seattle Terminal Island United States Washington
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Frank Endo - A Balanced Life
My name is Frank Endo, age 81, and I reside in Gardena, California. I was born in Wilmington, Cali…

Frank Endo • July 24, 2008

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Amache concentration camp athletics California Chicago Colorado concentration camps Fort Snelling Frank Endo Gardena gymnastics Illinois Minnesota Olympics San Pedro sports Terminal Island United States World War II camps
Amache concentration camp athletics California Chicago Colorado concentration camps Fort Snelling Frank Endo Gardena gymnastics Illinois Minnesota Olympics San Pedro sports Terminal Island United States World War II camps
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