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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 ...

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Oshogatsu in LA Nikkei Communities—We Can’t Wait for Oshogatsu

How many nights will we sleep before oshogatsu?Let’s fly a kite and spin a top on oshogatsu...♪♪ This song is called Oshogatsu. It ...

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Location

For the column’s inaugural post, we wanted to begin with the theme of place, location, and community and to highlight two veteran poets—Hiroshi ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal entry #15 Days Away: “No Snowmen Here...”

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Christmas in Los Angeles…” Check back every weekend for ...

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Little Tokyo’s Significance - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> When the Sansei went to college, they found a way to understand these contradictions through Ethnic Studies. Their fight for Ethnic Studies ...