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A California Writer on the Aunt He Never Knew He Had—and the Lessons She Taught Him Is there a family trait more common than keeping …
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The first time I realized Alan Nishio’s health was in decline was on November 19, 2022 when I attended the funeral of beloved NCRR co-founder …
Read Chapter 5 >> From 2019 Shig and Akemi gradually started to retire from their grocery chain business. Their daughter’s husband joined Fujiya after graduating from …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Urban Cryptids in Daily Life” Check back every weekend for …
Out the front windows of our bus, we could see acres of sun-dried grasses during a hot and arid Northern California summer. On either side …
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Aiko Yamada Yoshimoto grew up in Lima, Peru, but her connection to traditional eisa dance of Okinawa became more important at a time when she …
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Read Part 1 >> LK: Who did you turn to when you needed advice? PK: I’ve been very fortunate to have a number of people …
At the age of five, Pali Ka‘aihue was introduced to music and KIKU-TV, two key elements that would later become huge influences in his life. …
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When Lunar New Year celebrations are underway, I often get asked if I celebrate Lunar New Year. I let people know that I celebrate Japanese …
Read Chapter 4 >> In stark contrast to Shig, who had previously lived in Canada till age nine and spoke English as his first language, Miki …
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