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Cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro Share Their Grandmother’s Story in New Children’s Book

For authors and cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Okihiro, family stories and history were shared in…

Kelly Fleck • Dec. 7, 2023

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The Little Match Girl — Debut Ballet Performer Yurino Niyama

From the very young age of three, Yurino Niyama has always known she wanted to be a ballet dancer. …

Ashley Valdes • Dec. 6, 2023

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Nikkei film audiovisual creators

Today's world is a movie. Everyone consumes, through cinema, digital platforms and other media,…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Dec. 6, 2023

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Kenny Kusaka’s Calling—How he chose stand-up comedy as his service

Leilehua class of 2013 grad, Kenny Kusaka wuz getting lotta leading roles in da Local theatre scene…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Dec. 5, 2023

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The Little Immigrant — Part 1: When the Wind Calls

My father, Masao Nakachi, was born in Motobu, Okinawa. He migrated to Peru very young. He only wen…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Dec. 4, 2023

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The Nakashima Process Book: A New Book By Mira Nakashima, The Daughter of Famed Woodworker George Nakashima

“Instead of a long-running and bloody battle with nature, to dominate her, we can walk in…

Tai Bickhard • Dec. 4, 2023

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The Kawamoto-Wipala Farm in Leland, Washington: A Farm for the Ages — Part 5

Read Part 4 >> Because of his injury, Joe decided he needed another line of work in addition…

Pamela A. Okano • Dec. 3, 2023

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Written in '34: "The Bizzaro Version..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 2, 2023

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Camp Survivor Recalls Killings at Manzanar

Jim Morita a concentration camp survivor of World War II was old enough at the time to see the im…

John Sammon • Dec. 1, 2023

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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today

Part 5: Toyobo Brazil attracts attention with its biological pesticides

In the fifth episode, we spoke with Yasuyoshi Fujii, President of Toyobo Brazil. In 1953, Japane…

Tomoko Oura • Dec. 1, 2023

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