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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
The first second generation Brazilian
I woke up early, which was unusual for me, and was taking my blood pressure on the sofa when the ph…

Maximiliano Shigeki Matsumura • Sept. 8, 2021

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Brazil generations Kasato Maru (ship) Nisei ships
Brazil generations Kasato Maru (ship) Nisei ships
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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Happy To Be of Help—My Japanese-learning Classes
It was more than 30 years ago when I, as a Japanese Brazilian Nisei, started developing a desire to…

Kazue Ishii • Aug. 20, 2021

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Brazil education generations Japanese language languages Nisei study
Brazil education generations Japanese language languages Nisei study
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Cruising Nisei
If you arrived after dark to the Nisei Week carnival back in the 1980s, you likely would have encou…

Oliver Wang • Aug. 17, 2021

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automobiles California festivals generations Japanese Americans Los Angeles motor vehicles Nisei Nisei Week cruise (event) Nisei Week (event) United States
automobiles California festivals generations Japanese Americans Los Angeles motor vehicles Nisei Nisei Week cruise (event) Nisei Week (event) United States
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A Veteran's Memories of Occupied Japan
Editor’s note: Edwin “Bud” Nakasone served in the U.S. Army as an interpreter dur…

Edwin Nakasone • Aug. 16, 2021

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) armed forces generations interpreters linguists Nisei retired military personnel veterans war World War II
Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) armed forces generations interpreters linguists Nisei retired military personnel veterans war World War II
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The “No-Yes” Men of the 1800th Engineering Battalion
The Japanese Americans who served in Company B of the 1800th should be remembered for their courage…

Stephanie Hinnershitz • Aug. 12, 2021

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1800th Engineer General Service Battalion generations Nisei soldiers World War II
1800th Engineer General Service Battalion generations Nisei soldiers World War II
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The Other Side of Doho: Kikue Ukai, Groundbreaking Deaf Writer and Editor
In my previous article on Shuji Fujii, I highlighted his work as a writer, editor, and labor activi…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Aug. 10, 2021

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authors California Doho (newspaper) East Bay generations Japanese language newspapers Kikue Ukai Fujii librarians newspapers Nisei Northern California Oakland Shuji Fujii United States writers
authors California Doho (newspaper) East Bay generations Japanese language newspapers Kikue Ukai Fujii librarians newspapers Nisei Northern California Oakland Shuji Fujii United States writers
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Jungle Fighters: How U.S. Soldiers Beat the Odds On Dangerous Secret Mission
Far from the battlefields of Europe and Africa, another war was brewing in 1943 in the thick, remot…

Jennifer Benitz • July 29, 2021

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Burma India interpreters Japanese Americans linguists Merrill’s Marauders U.S. Army 5307th Composite unit (provisional) World War II
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Nisei Role as America’s “Eyes and Ears” Against Japan During War II and as a “Bridge” Between the Two Nations During the Occupation - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> South Pacific Area Commanded by Admiral William Halsey, combat was centered …

Japanese American Veterans Association • June 24, 2021

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100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces generations linguists Nisei retired military personnel United States Army veterans World War II
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Nisei Role as America’s “Eyes and Ears” Against Japan During War II and as a “Bridge” Between the Two Nations During the Occupation - Part 1
Washington, D.C.—When World War II began, the U.S. government and many Americans viewed all e…

Japanese American Veterans Association • June 23, 2021

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100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces generations linguists Nisei retired military personnel United States Army veterans World War II
100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces generations linguists Nisei retired military personnel United States Army veterans World War II
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Entertainer in Japan under GHQ occupation: Japanese-Canadian Nisei actor and singer Sally (Satoshi) Nakamura
According to Ken Adachi’s The Enemy That Never Was, there were about 1,500 Japanese-Canadia…

Yusuke Tanaka • June 9, 2021

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acting actors artists entertainers generations Japanese Canadians Nisei Satoshi "Sally" Nakamura
acting actors artists entertainers generations Japanese Canadians Nisei Satoshi "Sally" Nakamura
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