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Part 6: What does it mean to "do your best"? - Japanese culture and Japanese-American culture in Hawaii

Let's continue with the elementary school story. Last time (part 5, " Japanese values th…

Seiji Kawasaki • March 18, 2016

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How I Fell in Love with Fresno

My godmother, aka my Auntie Kiyo, was originally from Fresno. But after the war, she ended up in Ne…

Susan Ito • Feb. 29, 2016

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Canadian Nikkei Series

Following the ‘Wabi Sabi’ Way With Vancouver Artist Haruko Okano - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> What is the value of artists being ‘culturally connected’ to othe…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Feb. 16, 2016

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Canadian Nikkei Series

Following the ‘Wabi Sabi’ Way With Vancouver Artist Haruko Okano - Part 1

On April 2nd, there will be a national “Japanese Canadian Art and Artists Symposium” at…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Feb. 15, 2016

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Being a Brazilian Nikkei: yesterday and today

From childhood to adulthood, I can say that as a Brazilian Nikkei I lived and saw some aspects of c…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Feb. 11, 2016

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My Life with the Anime Nerds

Last month, I worked at Kinokuniya Bookstore’s booth at Anime Expo for the second year in a r…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Jan. 28, 2016

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The Japanese-American Flower Growers Who Made Phoenix Bloom

When my high school orchestra teacher found out my family owned a Japanese flower garden in Phoenix…

Kathy Nakagawa • Jan. 27, 2016

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Jesus and Buddha

I was the youngest of a large family. When I was born, my parents were already old enough to be g…

Marta Marenco • Jan. 15, 2016

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The culture and pleasure of sake

A bottle can contain an ancient tradition to take to any corner of the planet. Sake, the emblematic…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Dec. 11, 2015

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You Are Canadian Nisei If...

Most Yonsei (4th generation Nikkei) and Gosei (5th) are most likely living very comfortable lives w…

Chuck Tasaka • Dec. 9, 2015

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