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Shigekata Murao is pacing around his room in the most expensive inn in Chiran, the town where he gr…

Richard Reynolds • Nov. 10, 2011

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Chapter 17: Only this path in Autumn

I wrote "Aki (Autumn)" while I was an exchange student in Japan. Thirty five years later, it …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Nov. 9, 2011

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Through the Fire: One Soldier’s Story

With the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held last week honoring the 100th Infantry, 442nd RCT an…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 9, 2011

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Linda Ohama’s Message of Hope for Tohoku

I am very proud to say that my friend film maker/poet/artist Linda Ohama of Vancouver has spearhead…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Nov. 8, 2011

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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

ラテンアメリカの経済成長と日系社会

2011年の7月末から９月の頭まで、約40日間にわたってペルー（リマ）、アルゼンチン（ブエノスアイレス、ラプラタ、ロサリオ）、ブラジル北部（ベレン、マナオス）、そしてメキシコ（カンクン）を訪問した。…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Nov. 7, 2011

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Redefining “CAMP” In Japanese America - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>United Methodist Asian American Summer CampIn 1974, Reverend Peter Chen of San …

Dean Ryuta Adachi • Nov. 7, 2011

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Seeing Beauty Through a Magic Lens: Patrick Nagatani and 35 Years of Art

“I used to profess to my students that all photographs lie,” says Patrick Nagatani.&nbs…

Darryl Mori • Nov. 6, 2011

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Journal Entry #308+ Million: "About 75% or So..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 5, 2011

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Research on Japanese American Literary Magazines: Focusing on Japanese Language Magazines

『南加文藝』－ロサンゼルスに根づいた文芸誌－その2/5

その1＞＞2．「十人会」から「南加文芸社」へ胸ぬちにうづく思ひは言ふを得ず歌になし得ず涙…

Sataye Shinoda • Nov. 4, 2011

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The Morey Family: A Self-Guided Walking Tour through Little Tokyo History

Four generations of the Morey family have been a part of Little Tokyo’s business community. T…

Esther Newman +1 • Nov. 4, 2011

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Shig Murao: A Samurai Family (1920)