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The first Japanese arrived in Chile at the end of the nineteenth century. The development of the Ni…

Roberto Hirose • Dec. 17, 2009

Chile communities Conventions of the Association of Pan American Nikkei COPANI 2009

Masaru Funai Chicago Lawyer

I am a transplant in Chicago, having arrived from Hawaii with my wife, Carolyn, in 1954 to attend N…

Masaru Funai • Dec. 16, 2009

attorneys Chicago Illinois United States

Retracing Part of my Family’s Roots in the Shadow of Sakurajima: Part 2

>>> Read Part 1 We drive around to a remodeled housing track where once quaint one-story…

Troy Ishikawa • Dec. 15, 2009

genealogy Honshu Japan Kagoshima Prefecture Satsuma

Journal Entry #1¢ to $1,000,000: "Money Musings..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 12, 2009

cartoons comics generations identity money Yonsei

"Two Other Solitudes": Historical Encounters between Japanese Canadians and French Canadians - Part 2

Part 1 >> This distant attitude would gradually change after the Japanese attack…

Greg Robinson • Dec. 11, 2009

Canada World War II

Eric Nakamura Reflects on "Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years"

In 1994, Eric Nakamura and co-founder Martin Wong put together the first issue of Giant Robot Magaz…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Dec. 10, 2009

arts Eric Nakamura exhibitions Giant Robot popular culture

A Love Affair with Snow

Skiing has been a passion for me. It was once a sometime activity which I could indulge in as frequ…

Rod Tatsuno • Dec. 9, 2009

athletics California concentration camps Olympics San Jose skiing sports Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps

Retracing Part of My Family’s Roots in the Shadow of Sakurajima: Part 1

Mesmerized by Sakurajima, a majestic symmetrical-shaped volcano whose seductive plume obscures the …

Troy Ishikawa • Dec. 8, 2009

genealogy Honshu Japan Kagoshima Prefecture Satsuma

American Burakumin – an untold story

This Thanksgiving, I broached a topic with my Japanese American cousins about a heritage issue they…

Pat Kitano • Dec. 7, 2009

Buraku people discrimination interpersonal relations

Journal Entry #3x2(9YZ)4A=Quick!: "Real Annoyances..."