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Aiko Yamada: Eisa to Remember Peru
Aiko Yamada Yoshimoto grew up in Lima, Peru, but her connection to traditional eisa dance of Okinaw…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Feb. 22, 2024

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Aiko Yamada Yoshimoto culture eisa (dance) folk dances Okinawa Peru Seiryu Eisa Kai Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event)
Aiko Yamada Yoshimoto culture eisa (dance) folk dances Okinawa Peru Seiryu Eisa Kai Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event)
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Was it Written in the Stars?—Pali Ka‘aihue: Discovering Life’s Nonstop Adventures — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> LK: Who did you turn to when you needed advice? PK: I’ve been very for…

Lois Kajiwara • Feb. 21, 2024

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Hawaii Hokkaido Prefecture Japan musicians Pali Ka‘aihue producers TV shows United States
Hawaii Hokkaido Prefecture Japan musicians Pali Ka‘aihue producers TV shows United States
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Was it Written in the Stars?—Pali Ka‘aihue: Discovering Life’s Nonstop Adventures — Part 1
At the age of five, Pali Ka‘aihue was introduced to music and KIKU-TV, two key elements that …

Lois Kajiwara • Feb. 20, 2024

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Hawaii Hokkaido Prefecture Japan music musicians Pali Ka‘aihue producers TV shows United States
Hawaii Hokkaido Prefecture Japan music musicians Pali Ka‘aihue producers TV shows United States
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My Japanese Canadian New Year
When Lunar New Year celebrations are underway, I often get asked if I celebrate Lunar New Year. I l…

Lorene Oikawa • Feb. 19, 2024

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families food genealogy Japanese Canadians Japanese food New Year traditions
families food genealogy Japanese Canadians Japanese food New Year traditions
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Hiroshi Kawaguchi, a former Self-Defense Forces officer working to popularize physical education in America
I can't protect Japan if I stay in Japan - In 2011, I left the Self-Defense Forces and voluntee…

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 19, 2024

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education generations Hiroshi Kawaguchi immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration physical education postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
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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
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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