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The Irony of Nikkei Citizenship During Mass Incarceration

Each spring semester, my wife, a professor in the online Information School at San José State University, team-teaches a course entitled “History of the Book ...

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A Family Saga: The Remarkable History of the Ito Sisters of Prewar Chicago

One intriguing aspect of Japanese American history is the study of some remarkable families and clans, which have included generations of siblings and cousins who ...

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Honouliuli Gulch Camp site reveals the lives of Japanese Americans imprisoned in Hawai’i

As I travel around Washington state giving talks about Japanese American history, the question often arises: Did they have incarceration camps in Hawai‘i? Indeed ...

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特別座談会: 四世ビザはどうあるべきか？＝日伯交流の将来担う人材育成の枠組みとして＝

第７回 枠組みとしての「呼び寄せ」システム

第６回を読む＞＞ 日本にも「呼び寄せビザ」があれば良いのでは　 【深沢 ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #10 + Screams Indeed: "Happy Halloween!..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “American Monsters!” Check back every weekend for subsequent entries.  

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Nikkei Chronicles #7 — Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Pictures and Poetry: Deepening the Connection to my Japanese Roots

Growing up Sansei in my part of California’s San Gabriel Valley meant you didn’t have to work very hard to stay connected to ...

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「この存在を埋もれさせてはいけない」一心で書籍化された小児園の本

ロサンゼルスにかつて存在した「小児園」 2017年９月、私が所属する南加大分県人会の創立100周年記念式典が、ロサンゼルス郊外で100名近い参加者を集めて盛大に開催された ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #7 — Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Cartas de Miyako. Ser nikkei en Veracruz

Mi nombre es Jumko Ogata y hasta hace más o menos un año no conocía el término nikkei. Mi abuela me ...

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Yobun Shima Uncovers a Baseball Legacy

Yobun Shima was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, and lived in Tokyo for most of his life, working for a shipping company until he ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #7 — Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Magic, the Nikkei Way

Since the age of ten I’ve been a magician. I spent many hours during my childhood wearing a top hat and cape, waving a ...