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Read Part 3 >> Furthermore, on July 6, 1943, the instructors collectively signed a JLS facult…

David M. Hays • May 30, 2014

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

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Language acquisition is tricky. Before I began working in South America, I had a couple of opp…

John Katagi • May 29, 2014

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The Best Fertilizer is Your Shadow: The Chino Family Farm

“Chino Ranch Chopped Salad” is featured on the menu at Spago, Wolfgang Puck’s Hol…

Japanese American National Museum • May 28, 2014

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One Heart Beating to the Drums of Many—A work of fiction

“I don’t make it through this side of town too often, these days.” “Wh…

Erik Matsunaga • May 27, 2014

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Photographer Russell Lee

Photographer Russell Lee (1903–86) is best recognized for his work with the Farm Security Adm…

Morgen Young +1 • May 26, 2014

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Journal Entry #Fighting Loneliness Since 2003: "Meal Partner..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • May 24, 2014

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No Invisible Minority: Japanese Americans at the University of Colorado, 1910-1945 - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> World War II furthered diversity in the university’s faculty roster…

David M. Hays • May 23, 2014

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Japanese American National Museum Magazine

A Different Kind of Approach – A Profile of Yoshiko Uragami

Yoshiko Uragami is a remarkable woman—though she will deny that there’s anything very s…

Japanese American National Museum • May 22, 2014

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Another “Real Lives of Origami Figures”

For those who have never folded a crane before, there comes a point at the end where you choose whi…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • May 21, 2014

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Tak Matsuba’s Odyssey from Vancouver to Osaka - Part 2

Rear Part 1 >> Can you give me a rough chronology of your career path? I stayed briefly in M…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 20, 2014

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No Invisible Minority: Japanese Americans at the University of Colorado, 1910-1945 - Part 4