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Read Part 1 >> A Nikkei Holiday Story By John Nishio This is the story of the 104th Annual …

John Nishio +2 • March 3, 2017

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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 1

In our January e-newsletter, Discover Nikkei put out a call for Oshogatsu stories. We asked our Nik…

Naomi Hirahara +1 • March 2, 2017

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How to Remember the Wartime Japanese American Incarceration

Seventy-five years ago—on February 19, 1942—President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Exec…

Yuichiro Onishi • Feb. 24, 2017

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Read Who, How and Why Japanese Settled in Colorado

Most books about Japanese Americans focus on the West Coast because that’s where Japanese fir…

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 31, 2017

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Bringing Dad Home

Returning home in October 2016 from Japan reminded me of how much my dad, Yoneto Nakata, loved me. …

Mary Sunada • Jan. 17, 2017

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The war of hate and persecution against Japanese emigrants in America. NEVER FORGET

For the millions of Mexicans and resident muslims in United States On the afternoon of December 7, …

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Dec. 7, 2016

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The Work and the Way Forward: A Tapestry of Post-Election Reactions from Seattle-Area Nikkei

These last several weeks after this year’s presidential election, I have grieved for my commu…

Tamiko Nimura • Dec. 6, 2016

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How to Get Your Japanese Citizenship Back

I grew up a dual national. I was born in Japan but my mother is an American citizen so she reported…

Keiko K. • Nov. 14, 2016

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Q&A with Morgen Young, Curator of Uprooted Exhibition on WWII Nikkei Farm Laborers

During World War II, sugar was in urgent demand. Beyond its use in food products, sugar beets were …

Darryl Mori • Sept. 9, 2016

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Excerpt from Japanese Cubans: Past, Present, and Future: World War II — Cuba Allies with the United States

One lesser known fact about Cuban history is that the United States and Cuba were allies during W…

Chris Cheng • Aug. 16, 2016

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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 2