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Tokita Tales
Lessons Realized
Have you ever thought about the lessons you learned from your parents? When did you realize that …

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • March 5, 2023

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armed forces concentration camps education families military World War II camps
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Toronto Japanese Canadian Duo Releases Groundbreaking EP
“Quiet now, there is not a thing besides the low, humming sound of the bodyIn my mouth, c…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • March 2, 2023

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Annie Sumi Brian Kobayakawa Canada Japanese Canadians Kintsugi (exhibition) music Ontario racially mixed people Toronto
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American Dream
For professional opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, the path of life has been full of unexpected twi…

Jackie Kojima • March 1, 2023

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An American Dream (opera) Arizona Asian Opera Alliance concentration camps imprisonment incarceration music Nina Yoshida Nelsen opera Poston concentration camp singing United States violins World War II camps
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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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Ask a Historian: How Did Alaska Natives Wind Up Inside Japanese American Concentration Camps?
Brian Niiya delves into the hidden history of a group of Alaska Natives caught up in the WWII incar…

Brian Niiya • Feb. 13, 2023

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Alaska natives concentration camps 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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The Search for Truth: Piercing Three Layers of Deception
For years I have wanted to write about my family and ancestors to preserve stories of the struggl…

Alden M. Hayashi • Feb. 8, 2023

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Arkansas deportations families Hawaii Honolulu migration New Mexico Oahu prisons repatriation Sand Island detention facility Sand Island (Hawaii) Santa Fe United States World War II camps
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Tessaku
Setsuko Moriya — Part 1
“When you think about now, politically, we listen to the news of what’s happening in …

Emiko Tsuchida • Feb. 5, 2023

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Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Sacramento Setsuko Moriya Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
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Katase Tanaka Family: Returning to Sonora After the Concentration of the Great War
At the start of 1942, Japanese immigrant communities living in diverse areas of North America start…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Feb. 1, 2023

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Asaji Katase Baja California brides Hermosillo Mexico Mexico City picture brides Sonora Tlalpan wives World War II World War II camps
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The Power of Irei
Digging up Ways to Honor Her Ancestors—Kyoko Oda and Ireichō
Sometimes it takes a soft-spoken woman like Kyoko Oda to use her charm to make sure the lives of 12…

Sharon Yamato • Jan. 27, 2023

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California concentration camps Griffith Park internment camp Hawaii Ireichō Irei (project) Kilauea Military Camp Nancy Kyoko Oda Tujunga Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States U.S. Army internment camps World War II World War II camps
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