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Saw it! I saw it, too! Saw it. Of course, I saw it, too.My heart skipped a beat the moment they met…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 17, 2011

Brazil drama Korean dramas

ある日系人との出会いから ―その2/2

その1＞＞台湾系日本人として台湾にルーツをもつ日本人であるわたしは、良くも悪くも、単一民族という考え方が浸透している日本の社会においては、異質な存在です。当時は、わたしの周囲において、エスニシテ…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • Aug. 16, 2011

identity Taiwanese Japanese

“Escape from Manchuria” chronicles a forgotten chapter of WWII history

Emperor Hirohito of Japan gave an unprecedented radio address at noon 65 years ago today, on August…

Gil Asakawa • Aug. 16, 2011

China Manchuria World War II

Documenting Manzanar - Part 8 of 18 (Ansel Adams)

Read Part 7 >>Adams, Paul Strand, and the Nisei Point of ViewHammond also defended Adams&rsqu…

Nancy Matsumoto • Aug. 15, 2011

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becky nao kicked me so my shins turned purple taunted me daily mimicking my voice becky nao believe…

Yuri Kageyama • Aug. 13, 2011

Asian Americans literature poetry

Journal Entry #1954AD: "Atomic Age Daikaiju..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 13, 2011

cartoonists cartoons comics Godzilla (fictitious character)

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

望郷の総合雑誌　－　『ポストン文藝』　その7/8

その6＞＞『ポストン文藝』を多彩な総合雑誌にしているのは、芸能の記事や写真が華いだ雰囲気を添えているからであろう。この時期にもっとも人気のあったスターは、日本舞踊家の藤間勘須磨（濱口須磨子）で、彼女…

Sataye Shinoda • Aug. 12, 2011

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Partying Like a Nikkei Widow or Widower - Part 1

On a hot sunny recent Saturday, The Nikkei Widowed Group of Los Angeles held its thirty-second annu…

Nancy Matsumoto • Aug. 12, 2011

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

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

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Aug. 11, 2011

Aldo Shiroma artists Peru sculptures

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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Chapter 5: Saw it! I saw it, too!