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Journal Entry #1901 and the XP-755 Mako: "Iconic Culture..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 14, 2012

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Memories of Heart Mountain - Part 1

I remember the spring of 1942. I had just turned 9 years old and the armed United States military …

Sam Mihara • Jan. 13, 2012

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GIDRA: The Voice of the Asian American Movement

Barefoot Journalism. A three-headed Japanese monster. Youth struggling to define themselves in a so…

Yoshimi Kawashima • Jan. 12, 2012

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Cooking Japanese food with my mom: Okara and Tempura

My mom doesn’t cook as much as she used to. She used to cook everything—mostly Japanese…

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 11, 2012

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Oh! Oshogatsu! Missing Japanese New Year’s Day–Adventures in Multicultural Living

The doorbell rings. The dog barks. I turn on the porch light, open the front door, and… No …

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang • Jan. 10, 2012

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Maneuvering Margins – Adventures From The Between

It didn’t take long after I moved from a cramped apartment I couldn’t afford on Manhatt…

Leah Nanako Winkler • Jan. 9, 2012

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Journal Entry #80 Calories a Slice: "Pork Belly Perfection!"

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 7, 2012

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Animal Menagerie

Susan S. has an annual tradition that she’s followed for over thirty-six years, animal by ani…

Patricia Wakida • Jan. 6, 2012

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Japanese American Activism: Where Does It Stand Today?

When we think about Japanese American activism we may immediately think of the iconic 1980s Redress…

Yoshimi Kawashima +1 • Jan. 5, 2012

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A House is Not A (Clean) Home

Now that Christmas is over (albeit our family is in the final day of Chanukah), a powerful force ha…

Jayne Hirata • Jan. 4, 2012

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