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My father, Tsukasa, is an Issei from Hiroshima, and came to America in 1960. So, naturally, when he…

Ken Mukai • April 29, 2009

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The Aoi Restaurant: A Little Tokyo Treasure

Mrs. Hiroko Yamagata and the Aoi Restaurant have a remarkable story. The Aoi Restaurant is located …

Robert Bonaparte • April 28, 2009

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Journal Entry # @#(16) - !?: "Doodle-itis..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • April 25, 2009

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Leguía and Fujimori

With former president Alberto Fujimori’s verdict now known, the only case against a former pr…

Antonio Zapata Velasco • April 25, 2009

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Significant Signatures

Most everyone has heard the phrase, “Put your John Hancock right here.” John Hancock, a…

Gary T. Ono • April 24, 2009

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Carlos Kasuga: "Everything That You Do, Do It Well"

On February 9, 2009, the prominent Nikkei businessman Carlos Kasuga shared his wisdom in a presenta…

Ricardo G. Hokama • April 23, 2009

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I Was Drafted into the Mie Kenjinkai Army

On June 3, 1989, I married Shirley Takigawa and unknowingly, I became a permanent member of the Mie…

Dean Hara • April 22, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Community Connections: Aihara Insurance’s 61-Year Commitment to Little Tokyo

Upon his return to Little Tokyo after World War II, veteran Luis K. Aihara found the community much…

Brittany-Marie Swanson • April 21, 2009

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Journal Entry #10(w) To 5(n) To ?: "No Kryptonite Allowed..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • April 18, 2009

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Fujimori’s Conviction

After reading former president Fujimori’s guilty verdict and the debates that ensued, it seem…

Martín Tanaka • April 18, 2009

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