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Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo fete…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 8, 2024

Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1

One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

Stephanie Ajifu, Shibuchoo, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko LA—Reflects on her Okinawan Cultural Heritage

On March 9, 2024, Discover Nikkei will host “Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Iden…

Karen Kawaguchi • March 6, 2024

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The Amazing Tashiro Family

Part 4 (2): Aiji Tashiro—Architect

Read Part 4 (1) >> In 1938, Aiji Tashiro was recruited as a faculty member at Appalachian St…

Greg Robinson • March 5, 2024

CPA and lawyer Hikaru Fujimoto, who moved to the U.S. in 1985 and lives in Chicago

Pushed by his father to study in the US I got to know Hikaru Fujimoto, a CPA based in Chicago, whe…

Keiko Fukuda • March 4, 2024

The Amazing Tashiro Family

Part 4 (1): Aiji Tashiro—Writer and Athlete

The most eminent of the five children of Aijiro and Nao Tashiro was certainly their son Aiji (prono…

Greg Robinson • March 4, 2024

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Excerpts from In Search of Hiroshi

Preface

It has been more than three decades since In Search of Hiroshi was published by the Charles E. Tutt…

Gene Oishi • March 3, 2024

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Journal Entry #Lesson 1,537: "There is no Wrong Answer..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 2, 2024

Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today

Part 8: BBBR Group Aiming to be the Only One

In the eighth installment, we spoke with Takamasa Kuratomi (40 years old, from Kanagawa Prefectur…

Tomoko Oura • March 2, 2024

Kazuo Yakura—First Japanese American to Serve in the U.S. Secret Service

Born in 1936 in Los Angeles, California, Kazuo Yakura always dreamed of serving in law enforcement.…

Teri Lim • March 1, 2024

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 2