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As a teenager, Lori Matsukawa was prompted by friends to enter a beauty contest. She did, and it sent her on a life path that …
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Early Japanese immigrants rest in untended graves atop Queen Anne Hill in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Last December 24, two Buddhist priests from the Koya-san Shingon …
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Read Part 1 >> Do you have any preconceptions walking into this project? I certainly had some preconceptions before I even posted my first call-out, …
“CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Seeking yonsei and gosei in Greater Vancouver and Victoria regions for a photo project in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of redress.” …
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, Nov. 16, 2017, I had a date with my cousin, Diane, to see Kuniko Fukushima sing and play the piano at the Royal …
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I want to play well so our fans are satisfied Nahomi Kawasumi is a member of the Seattle Reign, a team in the National Women’s …
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A noticeboard for a community anxious about its safety The compulsory expulsion of Nikkei during World War II had all but wiped out the Japanese …
A place to share information is part of an indispensable building block for the formation of immigrant communities. Today, various mediums serve as information transmitters …
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In Seattle, my family’s mushroom hunting season would begin with discussions around the big table in the large, windowed breakfast nook at home, where the …
If you’re into strong women who like to color outside the lines and aren’t afraid to take what’s theirs, then you came to the right …
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