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“Hey, what are you doing over there with the Hapa?” [inline:HiddenHapa.jpg] Kathy and…

Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu • Feb. 11, 2013

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Journal Entry # "5" and His Sisters "3" and "4": "Appellative Antics..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 9, 2013

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第八話　カーニバルの悲しい出来事

私は日系二世の70歳のおばちゃんです。昔からカーニバルにはあまり興味がありませんでした。カーニバルとはブラジル人にとって、年に一度の楽しみだとしか思っておらず、「ブラジル人ではない」と認識している私…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Feb. 8, 2013

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Livestock Building at Hastings Park in Vancouver, B.C.

“Over 3,000 Japanese Canadian women and children, demonstrating resilience under deplorable c…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Feb. 8, 2013

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Nisei Served in All Services During WWII

Rehoboth, Mass. (Sept. 2, 2012)—Accounts of Japanese American participation in the military i…

James McIlwain +1 • Feb. 7, 2013

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La gran novela de los Nishisaka. Origen, pasado y reencuentro de una familia japonesa y nikkei

No hay persona que no tenga historias, anécdotas y recuerdos familiares que atesora en la me…

Javier García Wong-Kit +1 • Feb. 6, 2013

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Waking slowly

Waking slowly. I can still remember the exquisitely warm feeling of waking up at home in my bed ups…

Barbara Nishimoto • Feb. 5, 2013

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

「キルト・プロジェクト」のお手伝いをして

1．全国での展示も終了間近2012年12月30日。この日は、津波で壊滅的被害を受けた岩手県沿岸部の大槌町でキルト展が行われていた。国内での展示も残り２カ所。リンダ・オオハマさんの提唱でカナダ全土から…

Tsutomu Nambu • Feb. 4, 2013

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The Artist as Ghost Hunter: Edwin Ushiro and Envisioning Spirits

“One girl cried,” says Edwin Ushiro, recalling an audience member’s reaction to h…

Darryl Mori • Feb. 4, 2013

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