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“Pigs aren’t the only ones that can fly” is the title of sculptor Aldo Shiroma&rs…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Aug. 11, 2011

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Chapter 4: It’s A Carnival!

The Carnival is the biggest event in Brazil. The Portuguese brought this Pagan tradition to Brazil …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 10, 2011

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A Heart Without Boundaries - Part 1

This is a paper that I wrote for my Intro to Asian American Studies class at UC Berkeley in Fall of…

Maya Kochiyama • Aug. 10, 2011

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Nishi Family Returns to Manzanar to Help Rebuild Historic Bridge at Merritt Park - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>Laying the FoundationAmos, Robert, and Brian used an auger drill to bore four h…

Patrick Alvarado • Aug. 9, 2011

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Documenting Manzanar - Part 7 of 18 (Ansel Adams)

Read Part 6 >>Born Free and Equal: Differing InterpretationsIn the late 1970s three graduate …

Nancy Matsumoto • Aug. 8, 2011

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Journal Entry #164 To 328 Feet Tall: "Nippon-American Icons..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 6, 2011

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Excerpts from "Dream of the water children, dream of the water children"

Part 6: Constant King [2 of 2]

Read “Part 6: Constant King [1 of 2]” >>How, then, are manhood, fatherhood and hi…

Fredrick Cloyd • Aug. 5, 2011

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An Unforgettable Beginning

First of all, I would like to thank my awesome supervisors at the Japanese American National Museum…

Maya Kochiyama • Aug. 4, 2011

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Chapter 3: My First Ofuro

It was my 12th summerMy first time visiting my grandma’s homeMy first time seeing a large cof…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 3, 2011

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Ellen Somekawa, Executive Director, Asian Americans United

Ellen Somekawa is a third-generation Japanese American from Minneapolis. There she was an activist …

Koji Steven Sakai • Aug. 3, 2011

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Aldo Shiroma in Flight: "We have to believe in the impossible" - Part 1 of 2