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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #1918-2023: "Good Boys..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 11, 2023

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cartoonists cartoons comics dogs humor pets Snoopy (fictitious character)
cartoonists cartoons comics dogs humor pets Snoopy (fictitious character)
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Gwen Muranaka’s Drawing by Heart: Cartoons to Spark Conversation and Creativity
Gwen Muranaka is one of those rare individuals who is doing exactly the job they dreamed of as a ki…

Amelia Ino • Nov. 10, 2023

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cartoonists Drawing by Heart (book) generations Gwen Muranaka Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists newspapers Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) reporters Sansei
cartoonists Drawing by Heart (book) generations Gwen Muranaka Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists newspapers Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) reporters Sansei
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On Nikkei
39th Racism: Structural Discrimination
Read "Racism in America" Even today, discrimination and conflict over "race" c…

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 10, 2023

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book reviews reviews
book reviews reviews
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 16 (Part 2) — Activities of Kibei Japanese American Citizens League
Read Part 1 >> Activities of the Kibei JACL “Nikkei Cooking Classes” (August …

Ikuo Shinmasu • Nov. 9, 2023

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Japanese language newspapers newspapers Nikkei in Japan Nisei in Japan prewar Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
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A New Look at Nisei Veterans: Lawrence Matsuda and Matt Sasaki’s Fighting for America
In recent years, Chin Music Press has produced a great run of graphic novels on the wartime Japanes…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 8, 2023

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armed forces Fighting for America (graphic novel) generations Lawrence Matsuda Matt Sasaki Nisei retired military personnel veterans World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
What is it to be Nikkei?
My name is Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima, I was born in Huancayo, Peru, from the first and last name you w…

Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima • Nov. 8, 2023

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aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
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Tokita Tales
Papa Was a Samurai Warrior!
What’s this about your papa being a samurai warrior? Your dad was a samurai? Whatever gave yo…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Nov. 7, 2023

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archery combat families Japanese archery martial arts samurai shooting
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Arigatai!!!
Hiro-chan, asagohan yo! – that’s how my mother would call me for breakfast, as I p…

Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso • Nov. 7, 2023

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aesthetics Alta Paulista Brazil customs (social) families metaphysics Osvaldo Cruz psychology São Paulo theory of knowledge values
aesthetics Alta Paulista Brazil customs (social) families metaphysics Osvaldo Cruz psychology São Paulo theory of knowledge values
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On the Road with the Atomettes
One summer in the early 1950s, a small group of young Nikkei women from the Sawtelle neighborhood o…

Oliver Wang • Nov. 6, 2023

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Atomettes (club) buildings California churches Cruising J-Town (exhibition) generations girls' clubs Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles Nisei Sawtelle United States West Los Angeles United Methodist Church youth clubs
Atomettes (club) buildings California churches Cruising J-Town (exhibition) generations girls' clubs Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles Nisei Sawtelle United States West Los Angeles United Methodist Church youth clubs
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The Kawamoto-Wipala Farm in Leland Washington: A Farm for the Ages — Part 1
The best news I got in 2021 came from my cousin Vern. He called to say he had learned that our moth…

Pamela A. Okano • Nov. 5, 2023

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agriculture families Kawamoto-Wipala farm Leland United States Washington
agriculture families Kawamoto-Wipala farm Leland United States Washington
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