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On Nikkei
Part 1: Me and "Japanese"
What is Nikkei? I was born and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture, and when I think back, I first became…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 11, 2022

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Florida Japanese Americans No-No Boy (book) United States
Florida Japanese Americans No-No Boy (book) United States
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Les Japonais Américains: Recent Discussions of Japanese American History in France
In my previous article for Discover Nikkei, I uncovered the wartime newspaper coverage of the incar…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 10, 2021

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armed forces France Japanese Americans retired military personnel Shinkichi Tajiri veterans
armed forces France Japanese Americans retired military personnel Shinkichi Tajiri veterans
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Japanese Americans and the American with Disabilities Act - Part 2
Read Pat 1 >> The Americas with Disabilities Act Decades later, Inouye and Matsunaga became…

Selena Moon • Dec. 7, 2021

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 disabilities diseases Japanese Americans World War II World War II camps wounds and injuries
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 disabilities diseases Japanese Americans World War II World War II camps wounds and injuries
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Japanese Americans and the American with Disabilities Act - Part 1
The fight of disability rights in the United States has included several Japanese-American citize…

Selena Moon • Dec. 6, 2021

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 disabilities diseases Japanese Americans World War II World War II camps wounds and injuries
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 disabilities diseases Japanese Americans World War II World War II camps wounds and injuries
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William Castle: An Exceptional Supporter of Japanese Americans
Some years ago, I had a chance to spend a month doing extended research in the rare books and manus…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 30, 2021

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generations Japanese Americans Nisei William R. Castle World War II
generations Japanese Americans Nisei William R. Castle World War II
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The Highflying Artistry of Miné Okubo
A whimsical drawing by Miné Okubo portrays a family and dog adrift in a hot air ballo…

Edna Horiuchi • Nov. 12, 2021

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art artists arts concentration camps drawing generations graphic arts Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese language newspapers Kashu Mainichi (newspaper) Kristen Hayashi Miné Okubo newspapers New York (state) Nisei postwar Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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The French Connection: What Newspapers in Wartime France Said About Japanese Americans
The story of the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans is not only a part of U.S. history, bu…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 8, 2021

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France Japanese Americans World War II
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The 48-Star American Flags travel to Heart Mountain, Topaz, and Honolulu
On July 5, 2021, I flew down early in the morning from San Jose for a flag signing event at the Gar…

Johnny Cepeda Gogo • Oct. 26, 2021

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concentration camps flag signing project Hawaii Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Honolulu imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Oahu Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps Wyoming
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Nikkei Community Internship: An Internship of a Lifetime
I vividly remember the night that I called my friend from my school’s Nikkei Student Union ab…

Laura Kato • Oct. 1, 2021

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California Japanese American Community Leadership Council communities Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Nikkei Community Internship
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Bruce Harrell — ‘Love Has Been the Fuel in My Tank’ - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> What was the key inspiration for you to first run for office on the Seattle C…

Elaine Ikoma Ko • Sept. 7, 2021

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African Americans Bruce Harrell governments hapa Japanese Americans politicians politics racially mixed people Seattle statesmen United States Washington
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