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Fans of best-selling author Lisa See will not be surprised by her diverse background, the source of…

Leslie Yamaguchi • Jan. 15, 2015

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Who's More Japanese?

One strong characteristic that marks the Japanese culture is the constant striving to name and defi…

Chris Komai • Jan. 8, 2015

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What is that?

I was not raised in a family which followed the strict Japanese traditions. When I was a kid, we sp…

Henrique Minatogawa • Dec. 19, 2014

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Stimulating an Appreciation of America’s Diverse History and Cultures Through Preservation

The most fitting way I can think of to begin this review of Mary Adams Urashima’s Historic Wi…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Dec. 12, 2014

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A life like a movie: Yoshitaro Amano, Peruvian and man of the world

If a filmmaker had to direct a film inspired by the life of Yoshitaro Amano, he wouldn't have t…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Dec. 10, 2014

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If You Have These Things You Must Be JA

All the Japanese Americans I know have all sorts of ways to show their cultural roots. It may not b…

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 10, 2014

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Nikkei Associations: Bunkyo Youth Commission

The Comissao de Jovens do Bunkyo (CJB, Bunkyo Youth Commission) is a section of the Sociedade Brasi…

Henrique Minatogawa • Nov. 27, 2014

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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?

What is my name? Diana, Keiko, Ando-san, Mrs. Ono, Diana-san, Auntie Diana???

Now, that I’m in my 50’s I can say that I’ve gone through many name changes. …

Diana Keiko Ando-Ono • Nov. 26, 2014

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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?

The Child of a Thousand Generations

The story of my middle name brought pride and also pressure to me at a young age. My middle name is…

Chanda Ishisaka • Nov. 24, 2014

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Journal Entry #5 Bad Habits: "More Hashi Hi-Jinks..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 22, 2014

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