Search | Journal | Discover Nikkei

It’s a mixture of emotions. Satisifying, to be sure. Surprising, too, because the presidentia…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Nov. 3, 2011

Crystal City internment camp Department of Justice camps Peru Texas United States World War II World War II camps

In Search of Shigeyoshi Murao

“Imagine being arrested for selling poetry!” So were the astonished words of Shigeyoshi…

Patricia Wakida • Nov. 3, 2011

books bookstores California City Lights Bookstore Howl and other Poems Howl and Other Poems (book) library materials literature poems poetry publications San Francisco Shigeyoshi Murao United States

A Historic Time for Our Community: Celebrating The Congressional Gold Medal

On a rainy Washington DC day in July 1946, President Harry S. Truman presented the Presidential Uni…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 2, 2011

100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces awards Congressional Gold Medal Military Intelligence Service Osamu “Sam” Fujikawa retired military personnel Robert S. Ichikawa United States Army United States Senate Bill S. 1055 (2nd session, 2010) veterans World War II

Chapter 16: I Am A “Sampa Kid”

I was born in São Paulo Hospital on Frei Caneca Road, in the heart of the city of São…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Nov. 2, 2011

Brazil Paraná (Brazil) Sampa (song) São Paulo

Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

在日ブラジル人に感謝の言葉を贈りたい

「日本人として心より感謝の言葉を贈りたい」。この人にひとこと言葉をかけるとしたら、私はこう言うだろう。神奈川県藤沢市で解体工事などを請け負う会社を経営する茂木真二・ノルベルトさん。3・11東日本…

Susumu Ishihara • Nov. 1, 2011

2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan earthquakes immigrants immigration Japanese Brazilians JPquake2011 migration Nikkei in Japan

Expatriated Identity

I once read an article on “Accidental Americans.” I believe there are many ways to beco…

Eri Kameyama • Nov. 1, 2011

generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II

Redefining “CAMP” In Japanese America - Part 1

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which led to the …

Dean Ryuta Adachi • Oct. 31, 2011

camps Christianity Christians communities religion youth youth camps

Shinmoto Family - Part 3

Read part 2 >>The Shinmoto family was back together again in the Los Angeles area by late 194…

Minoru Shinmoto • Oct. 30, 2011

California communities Culver City family histories genealogy horticulture Los Angeles neighborhoods nurseries (horticulture) Seinan (Los Angeles, Calif.) Southern California Nursery Southwest Los Angeles United States

Journal Entry #About 3 Pounds (On Average): "Pinky And -- "

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

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 29, 2011

cartoonists cartoons humor racism stereotypes tolerance

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1/5

『南加文藝』はアメリカでもっとも長続きした日本語による文芸同人誌である。第二次大戦中、ヒラリヴァー強制収容所の『若人』に始まった帰米二世の文芸活動は、トゥーリレイク隔離収容所の『怒濤』、『鉄柵』を経…

Sataye Shinoda • Oct. 28, 2011

California generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese literature Kibei literature Los Angeles migration Nanka Bungei (magazine) Nisei postwar Shin-Issei Southern California United States World War II

Journal Search

Crystal City, 70 Years Later: Memories of War - Part 1