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Oshogatsu and New Year’s Celebration in Nikkei Communities in Los Angeles
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” It’s a new year. For Americans,…

Tomomi Kanemaru • Feb. 8, 2017

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California communities culture generations hatsuhinode hatsumode holidays immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration New Year Oshogatsu postwar religions Shin-Issei Shinto shrines sunrises traditions United States World War II
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Japanese New Year’s Meal
The migration over to Southeast Portland on the first day of the year is something that I will alwa…

Justin Inahara • Jan. 18, 2017

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confectioneries families food holidays Japanese food Mikado (confectionery store) mochi mochitsuki New Year Oregon Oshogatsu ozoni Pacific Northwest Portland (Or.) traditions United States
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Nikkei New Year: A History of Oshogatsu Since the Time of the Issei
I spent almost all of my childhood with my grandmother. Her customs, which were of course very Japa…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato +1 • Jan. 11, 2017

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celebrations communities holidays New Year Oshogatsu Peru
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Celebration and Resistance Among Japanese Immigrants in Mexico: The Festival of Shōgatsu
The hundreds of thousands of Japanese immigrants who came to the Americas brought only the bare nec…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Jan. 1, 2017

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communities festivals food holidays Japanese food matsuri Mexico New Year Oshogatsu ozoni toshikoshi soba World War II
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #24 More Hours: "Holiday Labors..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 24, 2016

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cartoonists cartoons Christmas holidays humor Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer (fictitious character)
cartoonists cartoons Christmas holidays humor Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer (fictitious character)
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Happy Holidays in the Imperial Valley
Ask any Nisei from the south end of the Imperial Valley about their childhood Christmas experiences…

Tim Asamen • Dec. 23, 2016

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Calexico California Christmas clergy El Centro festivals food generations holidays immigrants immigration Imperial Valley Issei Japan Jingoro Kokubun Kamiya Company migration missionaries mochi mochitsuki New Year Nisei Oshogatsu prewar Religious leaders Southern California United States
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Only 8 More Days: "Part-Time Gigs..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 17, 2016

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cartoonists cartoons Christmas holidays humor Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer (fictitious character) Santa Claus (fictitious character) superheroes
cartoonists cartoons Christmas holidays humor Rudolph, the Red-nosed Reindeer (fictitious character) Santa Claus (fictitious character) superheroes
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My Name is Neal
Journal entry #15 Days Away: “No Snowmen Here...”
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 10, 2016

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California cartoonists cartoons Christmas food holidays humor Los Angeles United States
California cartoonists cartoons Christmas food holidays humor Los Angeles United States
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #A Bloated 72 Hours: "Stomach Pump Time..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 26, 2016

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cartoonists cartoons diets food health holidays humor Thanksgiving
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #270 Million in the U.S.: "Fowl Discourse..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 19, 2016

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cartoonists cartoons holidays humor Thanksgiving Turkey (country)
cartoonists cartoons holidays humor Thanksgiving Turkey (country)
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