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“Italian” sausage not eaten by Italians “Italian people do not eat our Mortadella…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Sept. 5, 2014

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Chapter Two—All in the Family

Read Chapter One >> It turns out that the dead body discovered near the parking lot of J…

Naomi Hirahara • Sept. 4, 2014

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Japanese Diaspora - Vietnam

We love to travel and like most travelers, have a bucket list of places we want to visit before we …

Masako Fukawa +1 • Sept. 3, 2014

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Will foreign workers' wages rise?

Since the Abe administration came to power, there has been much talk about wage increases aimed at …

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Sept. 3, 2014

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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?

My Many Names

I never thought much about my name growing up on the northeastern Hamakua Coast of the Big Island o…

June Yoshiko Kaililani Ryushin Tanoue • Sept. 2, 2014

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A man who fought against the California Alien Land Law: The story of Sei Fujii “Lil Tokyo Reporter” - Interviews with the production team and cast members - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Executive producer: Fumiko Carole FujitaDirector and scriptwriter: Jeffre…

Keiko Fukuda • Sept. 1, 2014

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Journal Entry #35,000 Years Young: "Skepticism-Free..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 30, 2014

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"Infinity and Chashu Ramen": An Interview With Filmmaker Kerwin Berk

Two spirits are roaming through San Francisco’s Japantown. They’re charged with setting…

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 29, 2014

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The impact of the Nikkei of Paraguay in the workplace

It had been diagnosed that the 21st century would be the era of women. Reflecting, in a Discover Ni…

Emi Kasamatsu • Aug. 29, 2014

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Searching for a Needle in a Haystack

Like so many Nisei born in the United States during the early decades of the twentieth century, my …

Dale Komai • Aug. 28, 2014

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