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“I heard about Alice from a great shiatsu master, a strapping man in his early forties, while…

Darryl Mori • Jan. 20, 2010

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The Heritage of an Issei Lady: Yonako Abiko’s Vision for Global Connections (1880-1944)

For the early Issei in this country, Meiji-era Japan and the U.S. were worlds-apart culturally, lin…

Eriko Yamamoto • Jan. 19, 2010

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A Sansei's Memory of Ojiichan: Matsunosuke Shibuya

My name is Natalie Mariko Sheldrake. I am a Sansei of Japanese and English descent. My family has r…

Natalie Mariko Sheldrake • Jan. 18, 2010

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Journal Entry # Out of 6.7 Billion: "Just Stay Away!"

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 16, 2010

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Old Rags, Some Grand

“These Colors Don’t Run,” I keep reading. Small wonder, after six months holding …

Scott A. Sandage • Jan. 15, 2010

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Santa Cruz, Bolivia’s Coming of Age Ceremony

One of the duties of Japanese and Nikkei groups is the bringing up of the younger generation. By ca…

Takashi Aniya • Jan. 15, 2010

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Nature vs. Nurture - Everything is going to be okay

As a bewildered immigrant child imported to the hills of central Kentucky from metropolitan Japan, …

Leah Nanako Winkler • Jan. 14, 2010

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International Lives: The Horiuchi Interviews

“The Nikkei I knew that were involved in the occupation…they were able to work more cl…

Denshō • Jan. 13, 2010

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Discover Nikkei at COPANI XV - Uruguay 2009

Chilean Nikkei Identity

(INITIAL NOTE: Assuming that the information contained in this text is not restricted to a particul…

Ariel Takeda • Jan. 12, 2010

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Japan Journal: A Repat's Story - Part 3

Continuation of Hiroshi Kumagai’s story. Read Part 2 >> Missing Canada I wasn&…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 11, 2010

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