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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 5—Struggle to Adjust
Read Chapter 4 >> In stark contrast to Shig, who had previously lived in Canada till ag…

Stan Kirk • Feb. 18, 2024

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barbering British Columbia Canada exiles families family histories genealogy generations Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei schools Vancouver (B.C.)
barbering British Columbia Canada exiles families family histories genealogy generations Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei schools Vancouver (B.C.)
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #50 Grams is Dangerous: "Are You Sure?..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 17, 2024

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John Azama: The Peruvian Nikkei Who Revitalized Ryukyu Damashii, the Eisa Group of Dallas-Fort Worth
“I was a very shy child,” he confesses, preferring to be at the back of the group durin…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Feb. 16, 2024

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bicultural identity biculturalism communities Dallas eisa (dance) folk dances generations identity Japan Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Japanese Peruvians John Azama Lima music Okinawa Okinawans Peru Ryukyu Damashii (performance group) singers Texas Uchinanchu United States Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event) Yonsei
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Remembrance
In the spirit of “remembrance” with Day Of Remembrance programs happening all around th…

Carolee Okamoto +2 • Feb. 15, 2024

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Carolee Okamoto Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka literature poems poetry tributes
Carolee Okamoto Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka literature poems poetry tributes
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Osaka Troupe Karakoro Brings Author Joy Kogawa’s Book to Life
“May the world be safe, may the world be kind, may the world forever be our home.” &…

Catherine Jo Ishino • Feb. 14, 2024

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Canada Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Joy Kogawa Karakoro (performance group) Naomi's Tree (musical) Ontario Toronto
Canada Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Joy Kogawa Karakoro (performance group) Naomi's Tree (musical) Ontario Toronto
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Broken Promise—A Hawaii World War II Incarceration Story
Back in 2018, I walked the somber halls of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washingto…

Dan Nakasone • Feb. 13, 2024

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Buddhism California clergy concentration camps death education Gyokuei Matsuura Hawaii Hawaii Island imprisonment incarceration Kilauea (Hawaii) Kilauea Military Detention Camp loyalty questionnaire Masuye Matsuura religions Religious leaders shikata ga nai (phrase) suicide teachers teaching Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
Buddhism California clergy concentration camps death education Gyokuei Matsuura Hawaii Hawaii Island imprisonment incarceration Kilauea (Hawaii) Kilauea Military Detention Camp loyalty questionnaire Masuye Matsuura religions Religious leaders shikata ga nai (phrase) suicide teachers teaching Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
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The Unknown Great: Expanding History, Widening the Focus
Until recently, the history of Japanese Americans was documented almost wholly by looking at the WW…

Esther Newman • Feb. 12, 2024

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Greg Robinson history Japanese Americans Jonathan van Harmelen The Unknown Great (book)
Greg Robinson history Japanese Americans Jonathan van Harmelen The Unknown Great (book)
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President of the Peruvian-Japanese Association in a year for history
2024 will be a big year for the Nikkei community in Peru because it celebrates the 125th anniversar…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Feb. 12, 2024

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anniversaries immigration Japan Japanese Peruvian Association Japanese Peruvians Juan Carlos Nakasone Peru
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 4—Return to Canada
Read Chapter 3 >> Arrival in Vancouver At some point in the mid-1950s, Hyoshiro and Fujiye …

Stan Kirk • Feb. 11, 2024

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Canada families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan)
Canada families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan)
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #2024 Gossip: "Heard it on the Grapevine..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 10, 2024

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cartoonists cartoons humor propaganda public opinion rumors
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