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The Summer of the Gun

Many decades ago (more than I care to count), I and my parents were watching evening television in our eastend Toronto home when a knock ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #2 Arms, 2 Legs, 1 Tail: "Octopus Arms Next?..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "Only in Japan..." Check back every weekend for subsequent ...

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Yellow Bowls And The Ugly Wartime History They Symbolize

The 120 bowls in varying shades of yellow are being taken to camps where innocent Japanese-Americans were imprisoned during World War II. Today, when many ...

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Los inmigrantes y la cultura japonesa en Morelos: una añeja relación

El libro Los japoneses en Morelos. Testimonios de una amistad1 es una muestra de la presencia de los inmigrantes japoneses y de la cultura de ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #8 — Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

Mine Okubo

The artist Mine Okubo is most famous for her book, Citizen 13660, a graphic memoir of the Japanese American concentration camps. She became my hero ...

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Japan, not so close anymore

I was pleased to learn that Chile had shut out Japan 4-0 in the most recent version of the America Cup soccer tournament. I hoped ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #8 — Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

2 Presidents, 2 Senators, 2 Moms…and 2 Dads, too

My best friend Brenda and I have often talked about how much change and history our parents witnessed over the course of their lifetimes. We ...

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Stepping over the Color Line: Nikkei at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

One pillar of American education is the network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Founded to give free blacks access to higher education in ...

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『移民と日本人―ブラジル移民110年の歴史から―』を読み解く―「ブラジル」日本移民研究への新たな視点―

1908年４月28日、第一回ブラジル日本移民の781名を乗せた移民船「笠戸丸」が神戸港を出帆し、６月18日にサントスに到着してから今年で111年目を迎えた ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #4 More Years?: "Con(gress) Men..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "Evolution of a Politician..." Check back every weekend for ...