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Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 8, 2014

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Arte, memoria y paternidad. Haroldo Higa y Aldo Shiroma dialogan, reflexionan y comparten experiencias - Parte 1

Los artistas plásticos peruanos Haroldo Higa y Aldo Shiroma presentaron en Lima, a fines de …

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Feb. 7, 2014

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The Forgotten Story of Japanese American Zoot Suiters - Part 2

Read part 1 >> The WRA worked hard to weed out yogore among potential resettlers. Prisoners w…

Ellen D. Wu • Feb. 7, 2014

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The Forgotten Story of Japanese American Zoot Suiters - Part 1

Sus Kaminaka was a zoot suiter: one of the many young people in 1940s America who embraced a distin…

Ellen D. Wu • Feb. 6, 2014

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UNESCO “Japanese Food : Intangible Cultural Heritage”

UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) decided to register &…

Yukikazu Nagashima • Feb. 5, 2014

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Story Behind the Name – Amache

It’s been mentioned before: the Granada War Relocation Authority Center in Colorado, one of t…

Gary T. Ono • Feb. 4, 2014

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南米の格差と治安、そして日系人たち　～その2

その1を読む＞＞南米諸国で、格差のほかに懸念材料となっているのが治安である。これは、ほとんどの国で悪化しており、経済成長とは裏腹に社会の安全が脅かされている。財政的基盤が弱い国は制度的に統治…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Feb. 3, 2014

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Journal Entry #Over $150 Billion Sold: "As Seen on T.V.!..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 1, 2014

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ハイカラさん海を渡る＝移民画家大竹富江の一世紀　～その4/4

その3を読む＞＞日系人芸術家との親交＝「100歳なんて気がしない」仕事の上ではブラジル社会が主な舞台だった彼女も、私生活ではもちろん日系画家との親交も楽しんでいた。 70年代ごろに富江さんと…

Asami Kojima • Jan. 31, 2014

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Growing up Korean in Japan - Part 2 of 2

Read part 1 >>Hearing Joomi’s story reminded me of my own restless feelings growing up …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 31, 2014

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Journal Entry #Stardate 2014: "Range About 18,000 Miles..."