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Mochitsuki Tradition: Mochi Making the Old School Way
Like turkey on Thanksgiving for Americans, a “must have” for Japanese and Nikkei around…

Soji Kashiwagi • Jan. 7, 2011

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California Center for Japanese American Studies, University of San Francisco communities food holidays Japanese food mochi mochitsuki mortars (receptacle) New Year Oshogatsu ozoni San Francisco traditions United States usu
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Seven Arrows Student Creates DVD with Uncle’s Story of Hiroshima
Cole Kawana, a sixth grader at Seven Arrows School, recorded an oral history of his great-uncle, Ar…

Sue Pascoe • Jan. 5, 2011

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atomic bomb survivors Cole Kawana family histories genealogy hibakusha Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan life interviews oral histories students
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Nima-kai Says…baka?
We’ve been “testing” out something this year at Discover Nikkei. It’s a Fam…

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • Jan. 4, 2011

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communities Discover Nikkei generations internet surveys languages Nima Nima-kai
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Issei Pioneers - Hawaii and the Mainland 1885-1924 - Part 1
1. JOURNEY TO HAWAIIThere was great excitement aboard the steamship City of Tokio as dawn broke on …

Akemi Kikumura Yano • Jan. 3, 2011

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generations Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Issei Pioneers (exhibition) Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) migration plantations United States
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APA Spotlight
Chris Aihara, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Chris Aihara is the Executive Director of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JA…

Koji Steven Sakai • Jan. 3, 2011

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California Chris Aihara generations Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Little Tokyo Los Angeles Sansei United States
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Nikkei View
Happy New Year, Japanese-style
Unlike other Asian cultures, the Japanese don’t celebrate Lunar New Year. Instead, they celeb…

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 1, 2011

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Colorado Denver families food Gil Asakawa holidays Japanese food mochi mochitsuki New Year Nikkei View (blog) (series) osechi cooking Oshogatsu ozoni traditions United States
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New Year's Lore
It was the middle of the night, literally; I was sound asleep recovering from the hassles of the Ne…

Edward Moreno • Dec. 31, 2010

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food holidays Japanese food mochi mochitsuki New Year osechi cooking Oshogatsu ozoni
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Nikkei View
Memorial for Colo. Gov. Ralph Carr dedicated
Ralph Carr, the man who served as governor of Colorado at the start of World War II, had been large…

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 30, 2010

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Colorado Denver historic sites history memorials Nikkei View (blog) (series) Ralph Carr Sakura Square United States World War II
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Exploring Japanese Traditions From Behind the Redwood Curtain
A recent trip to Los Angeles to present at the Japanese American National Museum afforded me a glim…

Amy Uyeki • Dec. 29, 2010

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arts California graphic arts haiga haiku Hawaii Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans literature Nikkei painting poetry senryu United States
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Dr. David Suzuki, Keynote at NNMHC 10th Anniversary Gala
Dr. David Suzuki is famous for being a scientist, activist, and broadcaster, but did you know his m…

Sherri Shinobu Kajiwara • Dec. 28, 2010

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada David Suzuki migration National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre (organization) World War II
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