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It is a wonderful thing to be able to start the year with weather and words that are crisp, refresh…

Sawako Nakayasu +1 • Jan. 20, 2022

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

As we continue...

What speaks as we continue on, through the generations or through a single moment we need to surviv…

Christine Kitano +1 • Dec. 16, 2021

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Transformation

Nothing like biting into the palpable words of poets to dig into the transformation that signifies …

Brandon Shimoda +2 • Nov. 18, 2021

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Fall

The last time we featured Dorchester, MA-based poet, Tamiko Beyer was Spring of 2017, so thought it…

Tamiko Beyer +1 • Oct. 21, 2021

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Chapter Eleven—Sparkling Sea

I stood in front of the open storage unit, my hands on my hips. I felt like I was an Olympic athlet…

Naomi Hirahara • Oct. 4, 2021

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

songs

This month, we are pleased to present two poems in Spanish by Peruvian poet Doris Moromisato Miasat…

Doris Moromisato +1 • Sept. 16, 2021

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Epicanthus

As we wish you all a wonderful dive into the heat of summer, I am excited to help celebrate the upc…

Hiromi Yoshida +1 • July 15, 2021

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Retracing / Return

This month, we feature the lovely words of LA-based poets, Noriko Nakada and Garrett Kurai. I…

Noriko Nakada +2 • June 17, 2021

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Dancing in the Clouds

This month, we have the honor of publishing works by two poets who lent their voices to our second …

Shō Tanaka +2 • May 20, 2021

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Hailing

This month, we are honored to again feature the fierce Miya Iwataki, a veteran activist, core membe…

Miya Iwataki +1 • April 15, 2021

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Transformation

Fall

Chapter Eleven—Sparkling Sea

songs

Epicanthus

Retracing / Return

Dancing in the Clouds

Hailing