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Jichan in America
The grandfather of my heart will always be my father’s father, Grandfather Araki (born a Ka…

Susan Yamamura • June 27, 2017

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families Japanese Americans labor migration race United States Washington
families Japanese Americans labor migration race United States Washington
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In Brazil. 109 years.
“No one can take away what you’ve studied” was or still is a sentence repeated to…

Célia Sakurai • June 18, 2017

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Brazil communities education generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Brazilians Japanese language schools Kasato Maru (ship) languages language schools migration
Brazil communities education generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Brazilians Japanese language schools Kasato Maru (ship) languages language schools migration
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KNOWING HOW TO AGE... is an art
AIKO was just six years old when he disembarked with his parents and three other siblings in the Po…

Katsuo Higuchi • June 16, 2017

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Brazil communities migration
Brazil communities migration
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Jorge Yamashiro and the double anniversary of the Nikkei in Peru
In May, the Peruvian Japanese Cultural Center (CCPJ) celebrated its 50th anniversary. In a few mont…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • June 5, 2017

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communities culture Jorge Yamashiro migration nonprofit organizations Peru
communities culture Jorge Yamashiro migration nonprofit organizations Peru
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4 Bad Ass Issei Women You've Probably Never Heard of
If you’re into strong women who like to color outside the lines and aren’t afraid to ta…

Nina Nobuko Wallace +1 • May 22, 2017

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activism artists California Densho generations Hawaii immigrants immigration Ishiko Shibuya Mori Issei Japan Japanese language newspapers midwives migration Mitsu Yashima newspapers Nichibei Shimbun (newspaper) physicians San Francisco Seattle social action Tome Yasutake United States Washington women Yonako Tsuda Abiko
activism artists California Densho generations Hawaii immigrants immigration Ishiko Shibuya Mori Issei Japan Japanese language newspapers midwives migration Mitsu Yashima newspapers Nichibei Shimbun (newspaper) physicians San Francisco Seattle social action Tome Yasutake United States Washington women Yonako Tsuda Abiko
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Japanese American Name Culture - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Cultural Heritage and Assimilation The names that immigrant parents select f…

Tim Asamen • May 12, 2017

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Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
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Japanese American Name Culture - Part 1
Is it Eisenhauer or Eisenhower? Gonzalez or Gonzales? Yasuzo or Yasudo? Whether they are misspellin…

Tim Asamen • May 11, 2017

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Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
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Who are Nikkeijin?
Who does “Nikkeijin” refer to? Answering this question is not easy. Today they are defi…

Shigeru Kojima • April 21, 2017

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Brazil hapa Hawaii identity Japanese Americans migration Nikkei Oregon population Portland (Or.) racially mixed people terminology United States
Brazil hapa Hawaii identity Japanese Americans migration Nikkei Oregon population Portland (Or.) racially mixed people terminology United States
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Japanese society in the Amazon jungle
Takataku 80th Anniversary Ceremony
August 12, 2010. "Since you've come all the way from Japan, you should first check out Vil…

Toshimi Tsuruta • April 12, 2017

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agriculture Amazon River Region Brazil cemeteries communities generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan kotakusei migration Peru
agriculture Amazon River Region Brazil cemeteries communities generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan kotakusei migration Peru
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The Cotia Cooperative and its important role in agricultural expansion in Brazil
At a time when history presented a favorable scenario, the growth of the city of São Paulo and the …

Tatiana Maebuchi • April 10, 2017

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agriculture Brazil cooperatives Hawaii Japanese Americans migration Nikkei São Paulo United States
agriculture Brazil cooperatives Hawaii Japanese Americans migration Nikkei São Paulo United States
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