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“I really feel the power of our film is with an audience,” says Kerry Yo Nakagawa, asso…

Darryl Mori • Aug. 24, 2007

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow: A Granddaughter’s Tribute to Artist Hisako Hibi

As the granddaughter of prominent Japanese American painter Hisako Hibi, Amy Lee-Tai was exposed to…

Sigrid Hudson • July 20, 2007

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Japanese American Gardeners: Their Stories and Their Landscapes

Few Japanese art forms have enjoyed as much popularity in the United States as the Japanese-style g…

Susan Chen • June 28, 2007

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Strength in Beauty: Ruth Asawa

"I can see glimpses of my childhood in my work. The seemingly endless patterns we made in the dust,…

Japanese American National Museum • May 24, 2007

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Hideo Date: An Introduction

He hung up the phone, but not before he had politely, yet firmly, asked me not to call again. It wa…

Karin Higa • May 10, 2007

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The Issei Legacy: Passing the Values of the Issei onto Younger Generations

Cherishing the values of the first generation of Japanese migrants to the United States of America,…

Shigueru Julio Tsuha • May 2, 2007

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Sakura: Beautiful Flowering Trees of Japan

The cherry blossom, known as sakura, is the national flower of Japan. Different from the fruit-bear…

Leslie Yamaguchi +1 • April 20, 2007

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Japanese American Baseball

Baseball, the quintessential American sport, has enjoyed immense popularity in Japan, as witnessed …

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • April 11, 2007

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Pure Beauty: Rebecca King-O’Riain’s Look at Japanese American Beauty Pageants

Rebecca Chiyoko King-O’Riain has written a fascinating book, Pure Beauty, about Japanese Amer…

Leslie Yamaguchi • March 30, 2007

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The Extraordinary Journey of Shigeo Takayama

“Now I stand in the twilight of my life,” Shigeo Takayama writes, in the introduction t…

Darryl Mori • March 7, 2007

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Baseball in the Camps: Behind the Scenes of "American Pastime"

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow: A Granddaughter’s Tribute to Artist Hisako Hibi

Japanese American Gardeners: Their Stories and Their Landscapes

Strength in Beauty: Ruth Asawa

Hideo Date: An Introduction

The Issei Legacy: Passing the Values of the Issei onto Younger Generations

Sakura: Beautiful Flowering Trees of Japan

Japanese American Baseball

Pure Beauty: Rebecca King-O’Riain’s Look at Japanese American Beauty Pageants

The Extraordinary Journey of Shigeo Takayama