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Incarcerated as a boy in Heart Mountain, he also served as JACL national president. Raymond Sonj…

Pacific Citizen • April 9, 2024

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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> For Japanese Americans observing the election, the use of race-baiting elic…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 8, 2024

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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 1

Previously, I wrote an article for Discover Nikkei on how the incarceration of Japanese Americ…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 7, 2024

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Journal Entry #48.6 Thoughts Per Minute: "Cogitabund..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • April 6, 2024

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The Amazing Tashiro Family

Part 5: Nao Tashiro—Issei Woman Teacher and Witness

I have embarked on a series of columns on the prolific and talented Tashiro family. I have already …

Greg Robinson • April 5, 2024

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How Do We Remember Japanese American History? A Descendant's Perspective

The following is adapted from a talk I gave at Plymouth Church in Seattle in February 2024. Good a…

Tamiko Nimura • April 4, 2024

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Kazue Kitagakido, president of the Southern California Prefectural Association, who came to the United States in 1984 and is currently working on raising funds for her hometown, Noto.

There was no overseas option Just after the start of 2024, a big earthquake struck Japan. The affe…

Keiko Fukuda • April 3, 2024

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Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> LK: Can you explain the purpose of the UH ‘Ike Wai project? ES: &lsq…

Lois Kajiwara • April 3, 2024

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Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 1

It may be surprising to learn that in June 2014, a study published in the Preventing Chronic Dise…

Lois Kajiwara • April 2, 2024

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James Clavell’s Shōgun is Reimagined for a New Generation of TV Viewers

In 1980, when James Clavell’s blockbuster historical novel Shōgun was turned into a TV m…

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis • April 1, 2024

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