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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
Kohatsu's Elena Yoshida: a heroine among heroes
“By her works you will know her.” And because of their virtues, I think we can even come to admire…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Aug. 2, 2019

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Elena Yoshida de Kohatsu Japanese language newspapers Lima newspapers Peru Peru Shimpo (newspaper) Ryoichi Jinnai Recreational Center
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Wendy Kohatsu, the yonsei who dances to connect with her ancestors
Wendy Kohatsu has been making odori since she was little. Influenced by her family, from her Japane…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • July 12, 2018

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culture dance generations identity Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru Wendy Kohatsu Yonsei
culture dance generations identity Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru Wendy Kohatsu Yonsei
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An Angel Named Washington
Aging is a natural, gradual and continuous process and, depending on the culture, the elderly are s…

Katsuo Higuchi • Jan. 29, 2018

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Bastos Brazil families healthcare medical care older people Washington Hatanaka
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1942 Vancouver Revisited in Nishihata’s Powell Street Diary
Nisei Jesse Nishihata (1929-2006) was working on a TV series idea in the 1980s about the Japanese…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Oct. 27, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Japantowns Jesse Nishihata Powell Street Diary (book) Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) prewar streets Vancouver (B.C.)
British Columbia Canada Japantowns Jesse Nishihata Powell Street Diary (book) Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) prewar streets Vancouver (B.C.)
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Reading Japanese American Literature
12th "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Seven Moons"
The story takes place in the 1950s and 1960s in southern Georgia and central Arkansas, and explores…

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 11, 2017

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Arkansas book reviews Cynthia Kadohata fiction Georgia Kira-Kira (book) literature novels reviews The Floating World (book) United States
Arkansas book reviews Cynthia Kadohata fiction Georgia Kira-Kira (book) literature novels reviews The Floating World (book) United States
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Canadian Nikkei Series
"To Jesse, with Love": Son Publishes Powell Street Diary
And underneath this sheltering bowlWe call the sky,Do not lift up your finger;For It moves as imp…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 1, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Japantowns Jesse Nishihata Powell Street Diary (book) Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) prewar streets Vancouver (B.C.)
British Columbia Canada Japantowns Jesse Nishihata Powell Street Diary (book) Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) prewar streets Vancouver (B.C.)
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Oshogatsu and New Year’s Celebration in Nikkei Communities in Los Angeles
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” It’s a new year. For Americans,…

Tomomi Kanemaru • Feb. 8, 2017

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California communities culture generations hatsuhinode hatsumode holidays immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration New Year Oshogatsu postwar religions Shin-Issei Shinto shrines sunrises traditions United States World War II
California communities culture generations hatsuhinode hatsumode holidays immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration New Year Oshogatsu postwar religions Shin-Issei Shinto shrines sunrises traditions United States World War II
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Nikkei View
Building bridges with the Muslim community
Late last year, Erin and I were lucky enough to travel to New York City to see the Broadway musical…

Gil Asakawa • Feb. 17, 2016

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activism Arab Americans Coalition for an Inclusive Colorado (organization) Colorado communities crime Day of Remembrance Denver emotions fear governments hate crimes Islam Islamophobia Japanese Americans Minoru Yasui Muslims neuroses phobias politics prejudices race racism social action United States
activism Arab Americans Coalition for an Inclusive Colorado (organization) Colorado communities crime Day of Remembrance Denver emotions fear governments hate crimes Islam Islamophobia Japanese Americans Minoru Yasui Muslims neuroses phobias politics prejudices race racism social action United States
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Japanese Canadian Internment in Relation to Syrian Refugee Crisis
On September 2, 2015, the world woke to the harsh image of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi’s lifeless …

Samantha Sugiyama • Feb. 11, 2016

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Canada Chris Hope discrimination emotions fear Hatsumi (film) interpersonal relations Islam Islamophobia Japanese Canadians Muslims neuroses phobias prejudices refugees Syria war World War II
Canada Chris Hope discrimination emotions fear Hatsumi (film) interpersonal relations Islam Islamophobia Japanese Canadians Muslims neuroses phobias prejudices refugees Syria war World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values
George Nakamura turns 88
My dad turned 88 this year, so we had a big party for him. Turning 88 is perhaps not so rare as it …

Raymond Nakamura • Oct. 5, 2015

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British Columbia Canada Chatham Discover Nikkei families generations Hastings Park temporary detention center Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) Nisei Ontario Popoff postwar prewar Slocan Slocan City internment camp temporary detention centers Toronto Vancouver (B.C.) Victoria (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
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