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Kawana’s Kamaboko Kingdom
One thing was clear to businessman Frank Kawana when he took over his father’s Little Tokyo k…
Sharon Yamato • April 29, 2014
business
California
concentration camps
economics
family-owned businesses
food
Frank Kawana
generations
George Hosaki
imitation crab
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese food
JSL Foods Inc
kamaboko
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
management
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nisei
publications
surimi
sushi
United States
World War II
World War II camps
Yamasa Kamaboko (firm)
business
California
concentration camps
economics
family-owned businesses
food
Frank Kawana
generations
George Hosaki
imitation crab
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese food
JSL Foods Inc
kamaboko
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
management
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nisei
publications
surimi
sushi
United States
World War II
World War II camps
Yamasa Kamaboko (firm)
Starting a New Life
My mother, Kinuko Saito, was holding me in her arms as we left Japan. I was six months old when we …
Marie Masumoto • April 2, 2014
agriculture
Aliso Village
armed forces
Boyle Heights
brides
California
families
farming
farms
food
generations
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese food
Los Angeles
migration
military
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
New Year
Oshogatsu
pickles
publications
strawberry farms
Torrance
tsukemono
United States
war brides
wives
World War II
agriculture
Aliso Village
armed forces
Boyle Heights
brides
California
families
farming
farms
food
generations
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese food
Los Angeles
migration
military
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
New Year
Oshogatsu
pickles
publications
strawberry farms
Torrance
tsukemono
United States
war brides
wives
World War II
Channeling Grandma: Passing on the Gardening Genes
I remember walking through my Grandma Kuida’s garden as a child. She had ten or twelve rows o…
Jenni “Emiko” Kuida • March 14, 2014
Revival: The Rafu Shimpo
On April 4, 1942, The Rafu Shimpo produced its final edition before everyone of Japanese ancestry w…
Chris Komai • March 7, 2014
My Name is “BAKA”: Issei Discipline & Expectations in a Dr. Spock World
As a “baby boomer” raised by Issei parents on a farm in San Jose, CA after the war, I&r…
Roy Y. Sakamoto • Feb. 24, 2014
How Did a Japanese-English Dictionary Help Secure Our Family Ties?
The dictionary in question is the New Kenkyusha Japanese-English Dictionary, published in Tokyo in …
Harry K. Honda • Jan. 24, 2014
Little Tokyo is Born: Charlie Hama’s Restaurant on East First Street
The first Japanese to arrive in 1869 were two servants, T. Kamo and I. Nosaka, of the Kewen family …
Harry K. Honda • Aug. 22, 2013
business
California
Charlie Hama
economics
generations
Hamanosuke Shigeta
Hawaii
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese Americans
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
management
migration
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nikkei
publications
United States
business
California
Charlie Hama
economics
generations
Hamanosuke Shigeta
Hawaii
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese Americans
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
management
migration
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nikkei
publications
United States
Nanka Nikkei Voices: The Japanese American Family
The Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California launched their fourth publication, …
Naomi Hirahara • Oct. 26, 2010