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The Story Behind that YELLOW BROTHERHOOD Shirt

In the late 1960s, a group of Los Angeles Japanese American ex-gang members, many at the time either fresh out of correctional facilities or the ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2!: Another Taste of Nikkei Culture

Restaurant Memory

My favorite restaurant in Little Tokyo is called Suehiro’s. It is a small Japanese restaurant on First Street between San Pedro and Alameda. It ...

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Encircle, In Dance

For this month’s Nikkei Uncovered, we wave goodbye to the Obon season with special reflections from a family of activist/artists and a local ...

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Loren Miller: African American Defender of Japanese American Equality

Loren Miller (1903-1967), an African American attorney and newspaperman from Los Angeles, worked to build American democracy during a career that spanned almost 40 years ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Since '58: "Cultural Benefits..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “You Know You’re in Los Angeles When You ...

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An “Immersion” Into Terminal Island Nikkei Lives

As an oral historian, I have always been addicted to reading obituaries, especially those relating to the World War II Japanese American experience. For example ...

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Japanese Hospital: Keeping the Community Healthy

Beginning in the late 19th century, boosters of Los Angeles touted the region’s sunshine and mild climate as a place for health-seekers. Yet residents ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1939, 1956, 1962, and 1964: "Rush Hour..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “If Superheroes Had to Drive in Los Angeles Traffic ...

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Sawtelle Stories: On the Naming of “Sawtelle Japantown”

To “Chinchikurin”

“I want Caucasians to eat it.” Chinchikurin—Hiroshima okonomiyaki restaurant on Sawtelle Boulevard Finding a parking spot on a street in Sawtelle on a Friday ...

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Oshogatsu and New Year’s Celebration in Nikkei Communities in Los Angeles

“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” It’s a new year. For Americans, it’s their last holiday ...