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I am a Sansei Nikkei, 35 years old, born and raised in São Paulo. During childhood and adole…

Henrique Minatogawa • April 29, 2016

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Celebrations of the End and Beginning of the Year in the Brazilian Nikkei Community

From mid-November until just before Christmas, gatherings to celebrate the end of the year take pla…

Henrique Minatogawa • Jan. 7, 2016

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Winter Holiday, Nikkei Way

When the Canadian government finally gave the Japanese Canadians the freedom to have equal rights a…

Chuck Tasaka • Jan. 5, 2016

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The Feast that Makes a Family

There’s gravel crackling under our car wheels as we drive up my Auntie Nesan’s driveway…

Tamiko Nimura • Jan. 1, 2016

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Longing for Japan on New Year’s

As the end of the year approaches, the East Asian quarter of São Paolo is lively. Signs in t…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 31, 2015

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Christmas Memories of the Nikkei

Our memories are filled with sad and happy landscapes that speak to each other. I asked some Nikkei…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Dec. 25, 2015

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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values

Grandfather’s Gift

There is something unique about being in the presence of one’s Nisei grandparents. Maybe it i…

Brandon Shindo • June 25, 2015

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My Japanese American Families

How well do you know your own family? Specifically, your extended family: uncles, aunts, cousins, s…

Chris Komai • March 3, 2015

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Who's More Japanese?

One strong characteristic that marks the Japanese culture is the constant striving to name and defi…

Chris Komai • Jan. 8, 2015

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What is that?

I was not raised in a family which followed the strict Japanese traditions. When I was a kid, we sp…

Henrique Minatogawa • Dec. 19, 2014

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