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The Story Dealer
Rubén Sugano loves talking to older people. Issei or nisei. Listen to their stories. Nurture yourse…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Sept. 20, 2016

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families Fukushima Prefecture generations Japan migration music musical instruments musicians Okinawa Prefecture Peru research Rubén Sugano Sansei sanshin Tohoku
families Fukushima Prefecture generations Japan migration music musical instruments musicians Okinawa Prefecture Peru research Rubén Sugano Sansei sanshin Tohoku
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Nikkei Chronicles #5—Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture
How I Found Out I Was Uchinānchu (Okinawan)
I lived a peaceful life with my grandparents on the 11th block of Arnaldo Márquez street i…

Javier Takara • Aug. 31, 2016

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dekasegi Discover Nikkei food foreign workers identity Japan languages Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei-go (series) Nikkei in Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru Uchinanchu
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Nikkei disappeared in Argentina: “17 stories kept in memory”
The 17 missing members of the Japanese community (Part II) — The “Aparecidos” Japanese from the Santa Lucía school
Read part I >> The faces of Seikichi Gushiken and María Arasaki in front of the family altar …

Juan Andrés Asato • Aug. 15, 2016

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Argentina armed forces dictatorships military Okinawans
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Miyuki Arakaki, uchinanchu feeling
The silence shocked him. I had never experienced anything like this before. Accustomed to the hustl…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Aug. 3, 2016

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Haisai Uchina (musical group) Japan Kijimuna (musical group) Miyuki Arakaki music Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru Uchinanchu
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A true story “Brides in America”
Hiromi Budej, who moved to the U.S. in 1981 and lives in Irvine, California
The encounter took place near the Futenma base. The environment surrounding Japanese women who move…

Keiko Fukuda • July 29, 2016

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brides Hiromi Buday international marriages Japan Okinawa Prefecture postwar war brides wives World War II
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Hiroki Itokazu, CG artist behind "Frozen" and "Tangled" - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> From Warner to Disney In 1993, Itokazu began his training at Warner Bros. &quo…

Keiko Fukuda • May 3, 2016

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artists Big Hero 6 (film) computer graphics Frozen (film) Hiroki Itokazu Japan Okinawa Prefecture Tangled (film) Walt Disney Studios Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
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Hiroki Itokazu, CG artist behind "Frozen" and "Tangled" - Part 1
I wanted to be an art teacher When my daughter, who is now in the 8th grade, was in elementary scho…

Keiko Fukuda • May 2, 2016

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artists Big Hero 6 (film) computer graphics Frozen (film) Hiroki Itokazu Japan Okinawa Prefecture Tangled (film) Walt Disney Studios Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
artists Big Hero 6 (film) computer graphics Frozen (film) Hiroki Itokazu Japan Okinawa Prefecture Tangled (film) Walt Disney Studios Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
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Nikkei united by the drums of Okinawa
In Brazil, there are today approximately 150 taiko groups, according to the Brazilian Taiko Associa…

Tatiana Maebuchi • April 7, 2016

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Brazil drum Japan Okinawa Prefecture Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko taiko
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Interview with Ayaka Yamamoto and Katsuya Uechi, a chef from Okinawa, who are sharing authentic Ryukyu cuisine
When searching for "Yamamoto Ayaka" on the internet, one comes across various blogs about…

Keiko Fukuda • April 4, 2016

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Ayaka Yamamoto California food Japanese prefectural associations Katsuya Uechi Los Angeles Okinawa Okinawa Association of America (organization) Okinawan food Ryukyu Islands United States
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Eduardo Tokeshi: A Portrait of Curiosity
His gaze conceals a reality that he has transformed into art. Eduardo Tokeshi, born in Lima in 19…

Javier García Wong-Kit • March 21, 2016

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artists arts Eduardo Tokeshi identity Latin Americans Okinawans Peru
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