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In October 1944, soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team liberated the French villages of Bruy…

Gregg K. Kakesako • March 22, 2023

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Finding Forgiveness: Director Stafford Arima on Bringing the Award-Winning Memoir to the Stage

CALGARY — When author Mark Sakamoto’s memoir, Forgiveness: A Gift From My Grandparents,…

Kelly Fleck • March 21, 2023

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"Bachchan" is a popular word

When I was still little, my mother would show me pictures and tell me about my grandmother, saying,…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • March 20, 2023

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Ancestry and Toxicity: Breaking Free From Old Patterns and Toxic Relationships

When “unconditional loyalty” goes wrong... Over the years of putting together the piec…

Tuney-Tosheia P. McDaniels • March 20, 2023

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A Letter to My Community Urging Protection of Minidoka

Dear Japanese American Community, If I don’t already know you, I hope to meet you someday &m…

Erin Shigaki • March 19, 2023

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Journal Entry #At Least 4500 Years Old: "Infinite Bands..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 18, 2023

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Kyoko Sugimoto Hicks, who came to the U.S. in 2014 and welcomed skateboarding exchange students from Japan

Studying abroad in the US after raising children Kyoko Sugimoto Hicks first came to America at the …

Keiko Fukuda • March 17, 2023

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When We Enable Racism

In my novel, Two Nails, One Love, the narrator—Ethan Taniguchi, a middle-aged Sansei man&mdas…

Alden M. Hayashi • March 17, 2023

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Surrender — Part 1

We are delighted to present poetry from Mammoth Lake, CA based artist, Kendall Tani. Kendall shares…

Kendall Tani +1 • March 16, 2023

Kendall Tani literature poetry

In memory of Ameilia Morimoto

December 2022. When the year was about to end, we lost a great social scientist. Her name was Ame…

Giovanni Bonfiglio • March 15, 2023

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Aloha, France — Part 1