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Originally from the island of Okinawa, the Japanese surname Higa is one of the most common in that …

Javier García Wong-Kit • March 8, 2023

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Seiichi Higashide — A Man With Three Homelands

In my efforts to learn about Nisei soldier history, I inevitably began to learn more about the inca…

Byrnes Yamashita • March 7, 2023

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Dutch Leonard - The Ballplayer who challenged Fresno's racism

“Dutch” Leonard is no longer a household name, but he left behind an enduring reputat…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 6, 2023

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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}

The 3rd Niimi Shokai "Popular Song Broadcast"

In the third installment, we will write about Niimi Shokai's "Popular Song Broadcasting,&q…

Tetsuya Hirahara • March 6, 2023

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Lessons Realized

Have you ever thought about the lessons you learned from your parents? When did you realize that …

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • March 5, 2023

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Journal Entry #15th C. Prose: "Weapons are Bad for Me..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 4, 2023

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Futon, Shoyu, and More: Japanese Words Incorporated into the Vocabulary of Brazil

It is common, in Brazil, for the descendant of Japanese to mix the Portuguese language with the Jap…

Meiry Mayumi Onohara • March 3, 2023

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Toronto Japanese Canadian Duo Releases Groundbreaking EP

“Quiet now, there is not a thing besides the low, humming sound of the bodyIn my mouth, c…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • March 2, 2023

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Former journalist and current VP of the U.S.-Japan Council — Fred Katayama

From Japanese society to white society Thirty years ago when I moved to Los Angeles, Tricia Toyota…

Keiko Fukuda • March 2, 2023

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American Dream

For professional opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, the path of life has been full of unexpected twi…

Jackie Kojima • March 1, 2023

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