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Koji's Column

Traveling Japanese / American

The best thing about being Japanese American is the travel benefits. When I leave North America and travel anywhere in the world, I can choose ...

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Manco Cápac: un monumento con historia

En el populoso distrito de La Victoria, en Lima, el monumento al inca Manco Cápac se erige imponente desde hace 81 años. Obsequio ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1: "The Facts"

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. The first "journal entry" introduces us to the character known as ...

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'Flower Drum Song' Actor, a Groundbreaking Leading Man Four Decades Ago, Sings a Slightly Different Tune

It’s often noted that James Shigeta is the only Asian American actor to be groomed as a romantic lead in Hollywood’s studio system ...

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COPANI & KNT (2007)

Joint PANA-KNK convention in Brazil Airs Nikkei Identity

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Overall over 500 participated in the joint convention of the Association of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad (48th annual Kaigai Nikkeijin Taikai-KNT ...

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Japanese American National Museum Store Online

Oshogatsu Traditions in the United States

In the Western world, New Year’s Eve is a big day for parties to celebrate the end of a year and the fresh start ...

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Experiencia de vida de una nikkei paraguaya

Nací en el medio de cinco hermanos en Paraguay. Mis padres me llamaban "ojimesama (princesita)" quizás por ser la más callada, por mis ...

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Nikkei Heritage

Nisei cartoonist Jack Matsuoka

Most Nisei will remember Jack Matsuoka’s drawings from the seventies published in Hokubei Mainichi, along with his series, Sensei, and his book about relocation ...

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How Japanese Americans saw Japan: The case from Issei to Sansei in Mainland U.S.

Cultural anthropologist, Ruth Benedict stated that, “The Japanese were the most alien enemy the United States had ever fought in an all-out struggle. In no ...

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Beyond Ultraman

The opening night of the new museum exhibition called Beyond Ultraman: Seven Artists Explore the Vinyl Frontier was exciting for me, but also surreal. To ...