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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 1—Passing Time
As I strode down the station corridor past the ticket gates, I became nostalgic for my childhood in…

Lon Kurashige • April 28, 2023

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generations identity Japanese Americans languages Nikkei in Japan Yonsei
generations identity Japanese Americans languages Nikkei in Japan Yonsei
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On Nikkei
No. 27: Remaining Japanese and Japanese Americans
Traces of the war still remain Last January, a book titled "Portraits of the Remaining Soldie…

Ryusuke Kawai • April 28, 2023

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children Davao Imperial Japanese Army Japanese holdouts Japantowns Nikkei in Southeast Asia orphans Pacific Ocean Philippines postwar soldiers Southeast Asia World War II
children Davao Imperial Japanese Army Japanese holdouts Japantowns Nikkei in Southeast Asia orphans Pacific Ocean Philippines postwar soldiers Southeast Asia World War II
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 12 (Part 2): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
Read Chapter 12 (Part 1) >> PROBLEMS OF TEXTBOOKS One of the North American Times1 articles…

Ikuo Shinmasu • April 27, 2023

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communities education Japanese language newspapers Japanese language schools language schools newspapers Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 12 (Part 1): Nisei Education in Japanese Schools
Many Nisei were born as a result of picture marriages, which I wrote about in the last chapter of t…

Ikuo Shinmasu • April 26, 2023

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communities education Japanese language newspapers Japanese language schools language schools newspapers Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
communities education Japanese language newspapers Japanese language schools language schools newspapers Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
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Tad Nakamura’s Art and Activism
Our stories are just as significant as anyone else’s. — Tad Nakamura Tad Nakamu…

Helen Yoshida • April 25, 2023

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California communities filmmakers Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center Japanese American National Museum Karen L. Ishizuka Little Tokyo Los Angeles Robert Nakamura Tadashi Nakamura United States Yellow Brotherhood (film) Yellow Brotherhood (organization)
California communities filmmakers Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center Japanese American National Museum Karen L. Ishizuka Little Tokyo Los Angeles Robert Nakamura Tadashi Nakamura United States Yellow Brotherhood (film) Yellow Brotherhood (organization)
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Sakura of Wahiawā
I vividly recalled a chilly spring day in Shinjuku, Tökyö, back in 2013. It was a feast f…

Dan Nakasone • April 24, 2023

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cherry blossoms hanami (flower viewing) Hawaii Oahu United States Wahiawa
cherry blossoms hanami (flower viewing) Hawaii Oahu United States Wahiawa
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Eriko Higa, born in Japan, raised in Bolivia, became a lawyer in the United States
Both parents grew up in Colonia Okinawa, Bolivia. I first met Eriko Higa, an immigration lawyer ba…

Keiko Fukuda • April 24, 2023

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Bolivia California dekasegi foreign workers immigrants immigration Japan lawyers Los Angeles migration Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Santa Cruz (Bolivia) United States
Bolivia California dekasegi foreign workers immigrants immigration Japan lawyers Los Angeles migration Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Santa Cruz (Bolivia) United States
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Japanese Women in Chicago
Part 5: New Japanese Women as Comrades — Fujinkai
Read Part 4 >> The 1920s began with the success of American women’s suffrage movement,…

Takako Day • April 23, 2023

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activism Chicago fujinkai (women's club) Illinois Japanese Woman’s Peace Society of Chicago political rights social action suffrage United States women's clubs
activism Chicago fujinkai (women's club) Illinois Japanese Woman’s Peace Society of Chicago political rights social action suffrage United States women's clubs
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Term First Used in 1860's: "I'm Speechless..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • April 22, 2023

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cartoonists cartoons conspiracy theories humor
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Life Lessons of Mottainai
Like many Sansei, I heard the admonishment “mottainai” countless times in my childhood.…

Alden M. Hayashi • April 21, 2023

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aesthetics families generations learning metaphysics mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology theory of knowledge values
aesthetics families generations learning metaphysics mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology theory of knowledge values
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