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

Neal Yamamoto • May 19, 2012

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Internment Stigma

A remarkable journey began as a handful of Nisei survivors gathered on the wind-swept plains of Bis…

Barbara Takei • May 18, 2012

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Producing Japanese American History: An exploration through the JANM archives

Part 3 of 5 – History is Ignored: Estelle Ishigo

Estelle Ishigo is a name that may be familiar to many of you. She was one of the few whites to be i…

Dean Ryuta Adachi • May 17, 2012

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Norman Mineta: A Lifetime of Public Service - Part 1

When Norman Yoshio Mineta looks back on his life, he shakes his head and wonders how a little kid f…

Chris Komai • May 16, 2012

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The Giving Heart

On April 4, 2012, the East San Gabriel Vally Japanese Community Center in West Covina, under the di…

Edward Moreno • May 15, 2012

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Getting to Know Gordon

Last January, my uncle passed away. At 93 Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi was an acclaimed civil rights …

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi • May 14, 2012

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A Yonsei's Reflections...

My Omoto Ba-chan

My maternal grandmother’s birthday was on May 11th, so even though it’s been almost 15 …

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • May 13, 2012

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Jounal Entry #1.85:1 or 2.39:1: "Cinema Vérité-ish..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • May 12, 2012

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Revisiting Little Tokyo / Japanese American National Museum

On my recent trip to Little Tokyo branch library in Los Angeles, notices for two fund-raising campa…

Rio Imamura • May 11, 2012

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Producing Japanese American History: An exploration through the JANM archives

Part 2 of 5 – History is Told: S. John Nitta

The second part of this series will tell the story of another fascinating individual with a tremend…

Dean Ryuta Adachi • May 10, 2012

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