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Nikkei and Japanese literature in Peru opens space

At the risk of optimism being refuted with regional reading level indicators, some of the initiativ…

Javier García Wong-Kit • March 27, 2024

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Kariyushi Eisá Daiko—The Group Preserves and Disseminates Okinawa’s Cultural Legacy

Nisei on his father’s side and Sansei on his mother’s, Tadashi Gabriel Nishihira Katsur…

Tatiana Maebuchi • March 26, 2024

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Man Uses Historic Fiction to Portray Heroism of the 442nd

There have been non-fiction history books about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, but Andrew Lam …

John Sammon • March 25, 2024

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Kimiko Fujita, a community leader who connects Japanese-Americans with the new Issei

"Maybe it's a good fit overseas." Kimiko Fujita has two faces. She is the business owner who has…

Keiko Fukuda • March 25, 2024

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Excerpts from In Search of Hiroshi

A (Yonsei) Editor’s Note: Seeing Ourselves Across Generational Lines

In 1988, when Gene Oishi’s memoir was originally published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, …

Ana Iwataki • March 24, 2024

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Anything After 50 Years: "Ka-Boom!..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 23, 2024

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On Nikkei

Part 45: Interview with Mr. Maeda, the translator of "Darkness" - Part 3

Juliet Kono's novel "Darkness" depicts a Hawaii-born second-generation Japanese-Ameri…

Ryusuke Kawai • March 22, 2024

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Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Up until Grant’s divorce and his son’s illness, for about 30 year…

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 22, 2024

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Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 1

A typical night at Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata’s house consists of a group of …

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 21, 2024

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 19 (Part 2)—The Solidarity of the Japanese Brought by Kenjinkai

Read Chapter 19 (Part 1) >> Notable Activities and Obituaries of People from Yamaguchi Prefe…

Ikuo Shinmasu • March 20, 2024

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