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Irene Goto stood in the sunlight at Tahoma Cemetery as members of the Yakima Valley’s Japanese-American community gathered near the graves of their ancestors. “We …
Read Part 1 >> May 15, 2017 Hi Brandon, I wonder if we both answer questions by adding to them, by writing more into them, …
2017 has been a Year of Remembrance in the Japanese American community, commemorating 75 years since the signing of Executive Order 9066. Many Days of …
Read Part 2 >> The following speech was given by Saburo Shinobu on April 2, 1931, the night after passage of the bill on franchise …
Read Part 1 >> Saburo Shinobu was the first Japanese Canadian to earn the degree of Chartered Life Underwriter, after ten years of correspondence courses …
*From notes by Sada Shinobu Saburo Shinobu was born Saburo Takahashi on August 25, 1888 in Sanuma, Miyagi-ken, Japan. When he married Sada Shinobu (of …
These days, Sansei are running out of knowledgeable elders who can tell us of the past. Thus, when I had a chance to join Eileen …
It’s a hackneyed cliché to say “death is part of life,” but like many clichés, just because it’s become trite doesn’t mean the phrase isn’t …
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On August 5, 1945, a cataclysmic event forever turned Hiroshima into the site of an international nightmare—much like the World Trade Center will always be …
Every September, thousands of people “do the Puyallup.” For Washington State residents it’s an opportunity to visit the State Fairgrounds, ride the rollercoasters, listen to …
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