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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
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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
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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Dekasegi Story
Episode 44 (Part 1) "I'm back home"
Paulo had already made up his mind when he was in junior high school: "After graduating from h…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • April 20, 2023

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Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Surrender — Part 2
This month we are happy to present both a poem from Bonbu Stories co-founder Sydney Shiroyama and a…

Sydney Shiroyama +1 • April 20, 2023

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Bonbu Stories (organization) literature poetry Sydney Shiroyama
Bonbu Stories (organization) literature poetry Sydney Shiroyama
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The legacy of Toyo Takata, Who Captured the Voice of Japanese Canadians
The book Nikkei Legacy served as an important reminder to Canadians of the suffering that Japanese …

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 19, 2023

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agriculture British Columbia Canada Esquimalt gardening gardens Horticulture Centre of the Pacific Japanese Canadians Japanese gardens Kensuke Takata Nikkei Legacy (book) Takata Japanese and Zen Garden Toyo Takata Vancouver Island Victoria (B.C.)
agriculture British Columbia Canada Esquimalt gardening gardens Horticulture Centre of the Pacific Japanese Canadians Japanese gardens Kensuke Takata Nikkei Legacy (book) Takata Japanese and Zen Garden Toyo Takata Vancouver Island Victoria (B.C.)
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History Lessons with Professor Masumi Izumi — Part 3: Postwar Community Revitalization and Redress Movement
Read Part 2 >> As a historian, Izumi says that the ongoing use of euphemistic language to …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 18, 2023

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academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II
academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II
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