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

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 24, 2009

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Japanese Americans in the Interior West: A Regional Perspective on the Enduring Nikkei Historical Experience in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah (and Beyond): Part 2

>> Part 1 The Nishizu family’s story of “relocation” and “resettlemen…

Arthur A. Hansen • Oct. 23, 2009

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A Great American Life

In the spring of 1945, a young man showed up at Walt Disney Studios hoping to find a job in their a…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Oct. 21, 2009

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A Tragedy of Democracy: Japanese Confinement in North America - Excerpt Part 1

In the spring of 1942, a few months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor launched World War II…

Greg Robinson • Oct. 20, 2009

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Journal entry #-100 I.Q.'s: "Devolution of the species..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 17, 2009

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Japanese Americans in the Interior West: A Regional Perspective on the Enduring Nikkei Historical Experience in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah (and Beyond): Part 1

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which allowed U.…

Arthur A. Hansen • Oct. 16, 2009

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Dave Iwataki: Jazzing It Up

“Music is emotion,” says Dave Iwataki.“My strongest, early influence was Herbie H…

Darryl Mori • Oct. 13, 2009

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The Next Generation: The UCLA Nikkei Student Union

Aside from all the great events that were offered and the memories created in the Nikkei Student Un…

Yoshimi Kawashima • Oct. 12, 2009

Journal Entry #4 Food Groups: "Ambrosia on a Stick..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 10, 2009

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Jose Nakamura: The first Nikkei in American Baseball

As World War Two came to an end, Japanese Americans began the slow process of moving from internmen…

Chiori Santiago • Oct. 9, 2009

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Journal Entry #4 Types of 6.7 Billion: "So, What's Yer Type?"

Japanese Americans in the Interior West: A Regional Perspective on the Enduring Nikkei Historical Experience in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah (and Beyond): Part 2

A Great American Life

A Tragedy of Democracy: Japanese Confinement in North America - Excerpt Part 1

Journal entry #-100 I.Q.'s: "Devolution of the species..."

Japanese Americans in the Interior West: A Regional Perspective on the Enduring Nikkei Historical Experience in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah (and Beyond): Part 1

Dave Iwataki: Jazzing It Up

The Next Generation: The UCLA Nikkei Student Union

Journal Entry #4 Food Groups: "Ambrosia on a Stick..."

Jose Nakamura: The first Nikkei in American Baseball