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Between 1885 and 1924, approximately 200,000 Japanese arrived in Hawai'i and 180,000 immigrated to …

Akemi Kikumura Yano • May 2, 2014

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More Than A Game – Sport in the Japanese American Community, 1885 to Present - Part 1

Sport has played a major role in the life of Japanese American communities from the first establish…

Brian Niiya • May 1, 2014

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第十九話　（前編）ナカジマがやって来る！

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が漂っていた。八百屋もパン屋も理髪店も、ほとんどの…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • April 30, 2014

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This is What It Means to Say Hanami in Seattle

Each time I’ve tried to write about hanami in Seattle, there’s something that makes me …

Tamiko Nimura • April 30, 2014

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Kawana’s Kamaboko Kingdom

One thing was clear to businessman Frank Kawana when he took over his father’s Little Tokyo k…

Sharon Yamato • April 29, 2014

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La cooperación de los inmigrantes japoneses y nikkei del Paraguay en la agricultura

La inmigración de los japoneses al Paraguay es relativamente nueva, comparando con otros pa&…

Emi Kasamatsu • April 28, 2014

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Master Artisans of San Jose: The Nishiura Brothers

If you’ve ever visited San Jose’s Japantown, odds are you’ve stepped in a buildin…

Naomi Hirahara • April 28, 2014

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Journal Entry #Released in 1964: "Kwaidan..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • April 26, 2014

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Perspective on the Dodgers: The Level Playing Field that Inspired Us All - Part 2 of 2

Read Part 1 >>What is entirely inspiring about the show is its revealing account about the Do…

Francesca Yukari Biller • April 25, 2014

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Encyclopedia of Nikkei Migration

Peru - Migration Historical Overview

The story of the Nikkei in Peru began in 1899 with the arrival of the first immigrants from Japan w…

Akemi Kikumura Yano • April 25, 2014

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