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Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 9, 2013

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Hatsuji Becomes Harry: Names and Nisei Identity

“When I got married and had kids, I didn’t try to share with them too many Japanese thi…

Denshō • March 16, 2011

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The Founders III: The Old Man and the Entire Ocean

Have you ever read Ernest Hemingway’s famous novella: “The Old Man and the Sea”? …

Edward Moreno • June 30, 2010

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Journal Entry #99 44/100% Cool: "The 'Dude' Rules..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 27, 2010

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Tanabata Workshop: A Pre-Nisei Week Celebration by Japanese American National Museum

The Japanese American National Museum will host a tanabata ornament-making workshop on June 20, 200…

Yukikazu Nagashima • May 13, 2009

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To my unborn child: Tojo Sakai

I am going to name my future unborn child Tojo Sakai. My first generation mom thinks it’s not…

Koji Steven Sakai • Dec. 13, 2006

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Nikkei Chronicles #2—Nikkei+: Stories of Mixed Language, Traditions, Generations & Race

ジュリアのJAPÃO発見

母方の祖父母は100年前、日本からブラジルへ移住して来ました。サンパウロ州のファゼンダ1で筆舌に尽くし難い苦労をして、やっと、念願の農園を手に入れました。10人の子どもはブラジルで生まれましたが、ポ…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • June 12, 2013

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