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Juana Miyashiro: sensei and entrepreneur
His first student was his mother, an Okinawan immigrant. When she was a high school student, Juana …

Enrique Higa Sakuda • April 1, 2024

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Chacra Cerro School education identity Juana Miyashiro Okinawans teachers teaching Uchinanchu
Chacra Cerro School education identity Juana Miyashiro Okinawans teachers teaching Uchinanchu
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My Cousin Judy: An Inspiration
My dear cousin Judy Mackey (Baker) passed away on February 11, 2024, at the age of 99. During her…

Greg Robinson • March 31, 2024

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Arizona economies economists families Judy Mackey United States World War II
Arizona economies economists families Judy Mackey United States World War II
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Between 3/22 and 4/25: "Happy Easter!..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • March 30, 2024

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cartoonists comics Easter humor rabbits
cartoonists comics Easter humor rabbits
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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 10: Kikkoman Brazil: Delivering Deliciousness Globally
In the 10th episode, we spoke with Hideyuki Ozaki, President of Kikkoman Brazil Commerce and Indu…

Tomoko Oura • March 29, 2024

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alcoholic beverages beverages Brazil business economics food Japanese business enterprises Japanese food management sake São Paulo soy sauce wine
alcoholic beverages beverages Brazil business economics food Japanese business enterprises Japanese food management sake São Paulo soy sauce wine
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Much Mahalos
Wea You Stay! Laurel Nakanishi on da importance of da poetry of place
Waimea Valley IV We enter the valley silently, without shaking the branches. We enter without s…

Lee A. Tonouchi • March 29, 2024

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child rearing education families Hawaii heritage identity interviews literature parenthood parenting poetry United States
child rearing education families Hawaii heritage identity interviews literature parenthood parenting poetry United States
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Between Query and Legacy
This month, we feature the fierce and insightful voice of San Jose-based Susan Hayase. While I am m…

Susan Hayase +1 • March 28, 2024

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Alan Nishio families literature poems poetry Susan Hayase
Alan Nishio families literature poems poetry Susan Hayase
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How Japanese Americans Built a ‘Useful American Life with All Possible Speed’ in 1940s Chicago
Incarcerated on the West Coast by the U.S. Government, Thousands Were Then Given ‘Work Leave&…

Laura McEnaney • March 27, 2024

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1940s Chicago Illinois resettlements United States War Relocation Authority World War II World War II camps
1940s Chicago Illinois resettlements United States War Relocation Authority World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei and Japanese literature in Peru opens space
At the risk of optimism being refuted with regional reading level indicators, some of the initiativ…

Javier García Wong-Kit • March 27, 2024

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authors graphic novels literature manga Peru poems writers
authors graphic novels literature manga Peru poems writers
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Kariyushi Eisá Daiko—The Group Preserves and Disseminates Okinawa’s Cultural Legacy
Nisei on his father’s side and Sansei on his mother’s, Tadashi Gabriel Nishihira Katsur…

Tatiana Maebuchi • March 26, 2024

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Brazil Campo Grande cultural heritage cultural identity eisa (dance) folk dances group identity Kariyushi Eisá Daiko Mato Grosso do Sul Okinawa
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Man Uses Historic Fiction to Portray Heroism of the 442nd
There have been non-fiction history books about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, but Andrew Lam …

John Sammon • March 25, 2024

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442nd Regimental Combat Team Andrew Lam fiction Repentance (book) Susumu Ito United States Army
442nd Regimental Combat Team Andrew Lam fiction Repentance (book) Susumu Ito United States Army
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