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Between 1942 and 1945, 1,771 Japanese nationals and their descendants in Peru were deported to the United States. The Peruvian government, allied with that of …
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It’s a thought that came to me while my wife and I were having breakfast at a diner recently—I took the paper band that held …
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During the April 7, 1942 Salt Lake City governors’ meeting, George K. Aiken, executive secretary to Governor Charles Sprague of Oregon, presented the state’s plan …
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ロサンゼルスで1931年に加州毎日新聞社を立ち上げた藤井整は、1934年11月に「N・R・A・の米國 附在米日本人の産業」を出版しました。1&nbs…
The 100th was Formally Organized [inline:takahashi1.jpg] When the war started, the Niseis who were drafted were already in two Hawaiian National Guard Regiments, the 299th …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Sleepy Science... Check back every weekend for subsequent entries… [inline:Journal_Entry_Down_to_15_Winks_a_Night.jpg]
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Read Part 1 >> “BASEBALL SAVED US” The coming of World War II brought upheaval to the Japanese American community. On the mainland, all West …
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Between 1885 and 1924, approximately 200,000 Japanese arrived in Hawai'i and 180,000 immigrated to the continental United States. Most were from the southern prefectures of …
Sport has played a major role in the life of Japanese American communities from the first establishment of those communities in the late nineteenth century …
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日系二世のナカジマ少年は日本語学校に行くのが嫌だった。しかし、日系人が多いブラジルのバストスという町には、どこへ行っても、町の中に日本のような雰囲気…
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