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A little belated, but shinnen akemashite omedeto! Of course, here in the JA community, January 1 is…

Gwen Muranaka • Jan. 14, 2014

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Rikuzentakata: A dos años del terremoto y tsunami de Tohoku - Parte 6: Kesennuma y Ofunato

Lea parte 5 >> 6. Visitando Kesennuma y Ofunato En la reunión de los responsables del …

María Laura Martelli Giachino • Jan. 13, 2014

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Author Hiroshi Kashiwagi: From Togan Soup to Plums Can Wait and Beyond, the Life of an American

“Why was I, an American citizen, thrown in prison without cause, without due process? I had r…

Edward Yoshida • Jan. 13, 2014

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Journal Entry #15% Restocking Fee: "What's Your Return Policy?"

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 11, 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1/4

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Asami Kojima • Jan. 10, 2014

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Jack Muro’s Garden

I know, I know, I’ve written about Jack Muro before!—Jack as the “Underground Pho…

Gary T. Ono • Jan. 10, 2014

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Rescuing Wayward Men and Raising the Status of the Japanese in Canada: Early Goals for a Chapel/Hospital

The Steveston Japanese Fishermen’s Hospital came into being unexpectedly and, in reviewing it…

Stan Fukawa • Jan. 9, 2014

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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

近年の南米の経済成長と日系人たち

中南米諸国は2年前から地域の平均成長率が3％前後に低下するなど多少低迷していたが、近年の経済成長率は10％前後上昇することも珍しくなく、穀物や鉱物資源の価格高騰によって今は消費市場としても有力視され…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Jan. 8, 2014

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Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity

A Daughter’s View of Minoru Yasui, “Civil Rights Hero”

My dad Minoru Yasui was always, or almost always my hero. But of course that was not true for every…

Holly Yasui • Jan. 8, 2014

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The Man Behind The Masa, An Interview With Japanizi: Going Going Gong's Mark Hashimoto

Without the black suit, thick-rimmed glasses, and imposing posture, you could barely recognize Judg…

Matthew O’Mara • Jan. 7, 2014

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