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An Unforgettable Beginning

First of all, I would like to thank my awesome supervisors at the Japanese American National Museum, Vicky Murakami-Tsuda and Yoko Nishimura, as well as ...

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A Grandmother’s Legacy

Imagine spending your childhood hearing stories about how your grandmother took over the Statue of Liberty with Puerto Rican activists, or how she was present ...

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Review: Textured Lives: Stories from the Plantations of Hawai‘i (DVD)

Last August (2010), during the Obon holiday, it was in the sweltering heat of Tokyo that I saw this documentary film for the very first ...

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Henry and Helen Yasuda: Family Values, Nikkei Values - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>Only a few days after Henry and Helen’s wedding ceremony, Henry left for Korea where he was stationed for eight months ...

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Henry and Helen Yasuda: Family Values, Nikkei Values - Part 1

Yamato Damashi translates to “Japanese Spirit.” It’s painted in calligraphy on a scroll that hangs in the home of Henry and Helen Yasuda, a ...

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Interview with Jamie Ford, Author of "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet"

As public programs manager at the Japanese American National Museum, I receive a lot of books about the Japanese American experience. But my favorite book ...

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A Yonsei's Reflections...

on the Memories of an Elephant

Over the holidays, I was telling my niece about American Tapestry: 25 Stories from the Collection, the current exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum ...

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Their Struggles Are Our Struggles - Part 1

Documentary filmmaker Tad Nakamura illustrates parallels between Japanese American history and current American issuesTad Nakamura's Pilgrimage begins with a shot of candles in the ...

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Exploring Japanese Traditions From Behind the Redwood Curtain

A recent trip to Los Angeles to present at the Japanese American National Museum afforded me a glimpse into a culture in which I’m ...

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Carol Misumi: Piecing Together Sustained Support for JANM

When Carol Misumi laughs, she sounds more like 19 than 91, but this California native was indeed born in 1919. The retired home economics teacher ...