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August 6, 2009The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident of the United StatesThe White House1600 Pennsylva…

Soji Kashiwagi • Aug. 15, 2009

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Chapter Twelve—Matchmaker, Matchmaker

>> Chapter elevenAt least pretend that you’re happy to be here, I scold myself. My best…

Naomi Hirahara • Aug. 14, 2009

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The Lemon Creek Harmonica Band Plays On 65 Years Later

“Hail to new Canadians. Pledge loyalty with the land that gave us birth and our destiny yonde…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 12, 2009

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The Purpose of the Kenjinkai - Part 2 of 2

>> Part 1Maybe we find ourselves witnessing signs that the seventh Nikkei generation in Peru,…

Victor Nishio Yasuoka • Aug. 11, 2009

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Manzanar Pilgrims Shine Light on Past, Current Injustices, Honor Forebears

On a sunny cold day in April, I boarded a bus in Little Tokyo, one of more than 1,500 people to mak…

Nancy Matsumoto • Aug. 10, 2009

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Journal Entry # 18 Trys: "Asian Recognition 101..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 8, 2009

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Exploring the History of Richmond’s Flower Nurseries

In 2002, I had the good fortune to interview Tom Oishi, a Nisei flower-grower from Richmond, Califo…

Donna Graves • Aug. 7, 2009

Japantowns Nihonmachi

The Purpose of the Kenjinkai - Part 1 of 2

This is a personal opinion that may be of use for the evaluation of the title of this piece. It was…

Victor Nishio Yasuoka • Aug. 4, 2009

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Words I Can Live By: Some Thoughts after the 2009 Tule Lake Pilgrimage

If there’s one thing I’ve learned after 30 years of writing, it’s this: Wor…

Soji Kashiwagi • Aug. 3, 2009

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Journal Entry # 15 More Reps: "Superset-Mania..."