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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto
Part 1—Wakaji’s Beginnings
Wakaji Matsumoto was like many of the young men, mostly teenagers, who came by transport ships fr…

Dennis Reed • Sept. 19, 2022

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agriculture California farming generations Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles migration photographers photographs photography prewar Southern California United States Wakaji Matsumoto yobiyose
agriculture California farming generations Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles migration photographers photographs photography prewar Southern California United States Wakaji Matsumoto yobiyose
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Isago Isao Tanaka: Chronicler of the Japanese-American experience
In 1964, College of San Mateo’s (CMS) librarian hired Isago Tanaka as a jack-of-all trades …

Barbara Wilcox • Aug. 29, 2022

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generations Isago Isao Tanaka Nisei photographers photography
generations Isago Isao Tanaka Nisei photographers photography
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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Documentary Photographer and Journalist Kayla Isomura Explores Nikkei Culture and Identity
Kayla Isomura may be best known for their work on The Suitcase Project (2018), a multimedia ex…

Karen Kawaguchi • June 27, 2022

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arts Canada Canadians Chinese identity Japanese Kayla Isomura photographers photography The Suitcase Project Yume. Digital Dreams (project)
arts Canada Canadians Chinese identity Japanese Kayla Isomura photographers photography The Suitcase Project Yume. Digital Dreams (project)
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Nikkei Families in Cuzco
The first Japanese immigrants arrived in Peru as contract workers for the coastal plantations. It…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • June 6, 2022

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Enrique Kawamura families Harumi Suenaga Michika Kawamura Peru photographs photography
Enrique Kawamura families Harumi Suenaga Michika Kawamura Peru photographs photography
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
The Yume. Digital Dreams Art Project: Shifting Paradigms
The Yume. Digital Dreams art project The Yume. Digital Dreams art project launched by Julie Tamiko…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 5, 2022

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artists arts Canada dance drum films Japanese Canadians musicians performances performing arts photographers photography taiko theater Yume. Digital Dreams (project)
artists arts Canada dance drum films Japanese Canadians musicians performances performing arts photographers photography taiko theater Yume. Digital Dreams (project)
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Works of Sansei Artists recalling World War II Imprisonment of Japanese Americans on Display at the Monterey Museum of Art
Sansei (third generation American born) Japanese Americans often have prior family histories that h…

John Sammon • Nov. 24, 2021

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artists California generations Jerry Takigawa Masako Takahashi Monterey Monterey Museum of Art photographers photography Sansei Tom Nakashima trauma United States World War II
artists California generations Jerry Takigawa Masako Takahashi Monterey Monterey Museum of Art photographers photography Sansei Tom Nakashima trauma United States World War II
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Toge Fujihira: Master Photographer and World Traveler - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Even as Fujihira and Shilin made their documentaries on Native Americans, t…

Greg Robinson +1 • Sept. 28, 2021

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filmmakers photographers photography Toge Fujihira
filmmakers photographers photography Toge Fujihira
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Toge Fujihira: Master Photographer and World Traveler - Part 1
Toge Fujihira (whose family name was sometimes reported as Fujihara) left the West Coast in the yea…

Greg Robinson +1 • Sept. 27, 2021

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filmmakers generations New York (N.Y.) Nisei photographers photography Seattle Toge Fujihira United States Washington
filmmakers generations New York (N.Y.) Nisei photographers photography Seattle Toge Fujihira United States Washington
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Zoom & Zoni: How the Nikkei Community Celebrated the New Year
To put it simply, Oshogatsu looked a little bit different this year. Maybe our kitchens lacked the…

Kyra Karatsu • Jan. 29, 2021

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culture Discover Nikkei families family festivals festivals food mochitsuki New Year Oshogatsu traditions
culture Discover Nikkei families family festivals festivals food mochitsuki New Year Oshogatsu traditions
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A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida
Bonus: Toru Suwa, the photographer who photographed Morikami Sukeji — From garden work to international photojournalist — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Take time to get to know each other Suwa-san's impression of Suketsugu was…

Ryusuke Kawai • Oct. 30, 2020

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Akira Suwa Florida journalism journalists photographers photography Sukeji Morikami United States
Akira Suwa Florida journalism journalists photographers photography Sukeji Morikami United States
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