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Yasuko Aratani—She Never Stopped Dreaming
As a business owner and volunteer in my community for many years, I have met a lot of interesting…

Kay Hirai • Feb. 26, 2023

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generations Idaho Minidoka (city) Nisei Puyallup temporary detention center Seattle temporary detention centers United States universities University of Washington Washington World War II camps
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Celebrating a Century: Nisei War Veteran and Esteemed Journalist Frank Moritsugu Turns 100
TORONTO — There are not many centenarian journalists, and even fewer who continue to active…

Kelly Fleck • Feb. 9, 2023

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armed forces awards British Columbia Canada Canadian Army Frank Moritsugu generations Japan Japanese Canadians journalism journalists newspapers Nisei Order of the Rising Sun retired military personnel The New Canadian (newspaper) veterans World War II camps Yard Creek road camp
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Tsutomu and Misa Igarashi travel to the US to make their children surfers
Migration gives children the gift of a place to be born Igarashi Kanoa is a top surfer who won a si…

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 8, 2023

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athletes California generations Huntington Beach immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Kanoa Igarashi migration postwar Shin-Issei Shin-Nisei Southern California sports surfing United States World War II
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Tokita Tales
Haruko (Mom), A Football Fan
Haruko (Mom), a football fan? Yes, a football fan. How so? Well, three of her youngest sons, Yuzo,…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 30, 2022

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families football Nisei Veteran’s Committee (organization) Seattle sports United States universities University of Washington Washington
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Two Books That Shine New Light on the Nisei Experience in Japan
I’ve always thought of myself as a somewhat atypical Sansei in various ways, chief among them…

Brian Niiya • Dec. 19, 2022

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generations Japan Japanese Americans Kibei Nisei World War II
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80 Years of 100th — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Although Albert Matsumoto, 97, never served in combat, he still maintained …

Gregg K. Kakesako • Nov. 11, 2022

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100th Infantry Battalion anniversaries armed forces civilians Club 100 Don Matsuda Edward Ikuma generations Hawaii Japanese Americans Nisei retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
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80 Years of 100th — Part 1
The 80th Anniversary Committee of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization compiled a lis…

Gregg K. Kakesako • Nov. 10, 2022

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100th Infantry Battalion anniversaries armed forces civilians Club 100 Don Matsuda Edward Ikuma generations Hawaii Japanese Americans Nisei retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Karen Tengan Okuda: Exploring and Expressing Her Uchinānchu / Okinawan Identity
As a second-generation Uchinānchu (Okinawan immigrant), Karen Tengan Okuda lives and works on the u…

Karen Kawaguchi • Oct. 17, 2022

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Australia Australians generations human geography identity Japanese diaspora Karen Tengan Okuda languages magazines Nisei Okinawans Sydney Uchinanchu
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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Seattle Edition}
Episode 4 (final episode) A radio program by Nisei and its end
Read Part 3 >> Japanese American Courier Broadcasting The Japanese American Courier (hereaft…

Tetsuya Hirahara • Oct. 3, 2022

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communication generations Japanese radio programs Nisei prewar radio Seattle sociology telecommunication United States Washington
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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Politics, Taiko, and Nikkei Activism with Kota Mizutani
Introduction Kota Mizutani grew up in rural Sonoma County, California, where he gradually became…

Kimiko Medlock • Sept. 30, 2022

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California drum generations governments immigration Japanese Americans Mark H Rooney Taiko politics postwar Shin-Nisei Sonoma County taiko United States Washington, D.C. World War II
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