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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1
One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

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Stephanie Ajifu, Shibuchoo, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko LA—Reflects on her Okinawan Cultural Heritage
On March 9, 2024, Discover Nikkei will host “Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Iden…

Karen Kawaguchi • March 6, 2024

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California eisa (dance) folk dances Los Angeles Okinawa Okinawan dance Ryukyu Buyo (Okinawan classical dance) Ryukyu dance Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko United States Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event)
California eisa (dance) folk dances Los Angeles Okinawa Okinawan dance Ryukyu Buyo (Okinawan classical dance) Ryukyu dance Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko United States Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event)
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 4 (2): Aiji Tashiro—Architect
Read Part 4 (1) >> In 1938, Aiji Tashiro was recruited as a faculty member at Appalachian St…

Greg Robinson • March 5, 2024

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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 4 (1): Aiji Tashiro—Writer and Athlete
The most eminent of the five children of Aijiro and Nao Tashiro was certainly their son Aiji (prono…

Greg Robinson • March 4, 2024

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Cincinnati Connecticut generations Nisei Ohio Seattle United States Washington
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CPA and lawyer Hikaru Fujimoto, who moved to the U.S. in 1985 and lives in Chicago
Pushed by his father to study in the US I got to know Hikaru Fujimoto, a CPA based in Chicago, whe…

Keiko Fukuda • March 4, 2024

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Excerpts from In Search of Hiroshi
Preface
It has been more than three decades since In Search of Hiroshi was published by the Charles E. Tutt…

Gene Oishi • March 3, 2024

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biographies concentration camps education Gene Oishi heritage identity In Search of Hiroshi (book) memoirs teaching World War II World War II camps
biographies concentration camps education Gene Oishi heritage identity In Search of Hiroshi (book) memoirs teaching World War II World War II camps
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Lesson 1,537: "There is no Wrong Answer..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • March 2, 2024

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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 8: BBBR Group Aiming to be the Only One
In the eighth installment, we spoke with Takamasa Kuratomi (40 years old, from Kanagawa Prefectur…

Tomoko Oura • March 2, 2024

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Kazuo Yakura—First Japanese American to Serve in the U.S. Secret Service
Born in 1936 in Los Angeles, California, Kazuo Yakura always dreamed of serving in law enforcement.…

Teri Lim • March 1, 2024

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generations Kazuo Yakura Nisei United States Secret Service
generations Kazuo Yakura Nisei United States Secret Service
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Much Mahalos
Big in Hawai‘i—Artist Kris Goto shares how she levels up
She nevah really thought about ‘em, but artist Kris Goto, 36, she been living in Hawai&lsqu…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Feb. 29, 2024

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artists graphic arts Hawaii identity murals painting United States
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