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I’m a planner, and I think it’s good to plan and prepare. But sometimes, things just ha…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • Aug. 27, 2014

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

Re-Discovering My Name Between Two Cultures

I was born in Hawaiʻi to a Yonsei Japanese-American father and an Irish-American mother who gave me…

Jayme Tsutsuse • Aug. 26, 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 1

Executive producer: Fumiko Carole FujitaDirector and scriptwriter: Jeffrey Gee Chin As a “new…

Keiko Fukuda • Aug. 25, 2014

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Journal Entry #90° Heat: "New Areas to Exfoliate..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 23, 2014

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Artist Talk: Steven Nunoda

Steven Nunoda’s family history reads like that of many other Japanese Canadians. Both sides o…

John Endo Greenaway • Aug. 22, 2014

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Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

Vol. 5 Japanese Americans in Southern California ~ Part 1

Read Part 4: Japanese Americans in Northern California >> Perhaps because the Shin Nichibei S…

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 22, 2014

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The Happy Power of Obon

Obon season is a time when communities gather together to celebrate life and death through food and…

Sharon Yamato • Aug. 21, 2014

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加州農業経営者友愛団体の「良心」先日、インターネットで羅府新報を読んでいたところ、大変興味深い記事を見つけました。 ”California Grange Apologizes for …

Takamichi "Taka" Go • Aug. 20, 2014

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

My name has Asia covered: From Asia Minor to Japan

What is in a name? Is your name unique? Have you developed your identity around your name? Were you…

Troy Ishikawa • Aug. 20, 2014

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Naomi Hirahara’s Murder on Bamboo Lane

Devoted readers of the Naomi Hirahara’s mystery novels might be dismayed to learn that her re…

Leslie Yamaguchi • Aug. 19, 2014

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