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Lancaster Man Memorializes Love for His Wife with New Book

The love Lou Moore had for his wife Nellie lasted beyond 74 years and overcame as true love will, obstacles including imprisonment in a concentration ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #7 — Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

From Lung to Ito

I am a third generation Chinese American, born on the island of Oahu during the great depression. My grandparents came from Canton, China and, at ...

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Nikkei Chronicles #7 — Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Japanese Hair: A Rambling Exploration of its Cultural, Familial, and Personal Roots

When I enter that “nonki” (as my grandma jokingly calls it) state of being where I sort of zone out of the present time and ...

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China Dolls by Lisa See

Fans of best-selling author Lisa See will not be surprised by her diverse background, the source of the unique perspective readers inevitably find in each ...

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Interview with Jamie Ford, Author of "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet"

As public programs manager at the Japanese American National Museum, I receive a lot of books about the Japanese American experience. But my favorite book ...

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戦時中の米国、中国系少年と日系少女の悲恋ベストセラー「あの日、パナマホテルで」から読み取るものは ― その2

その1を読む＞＞ 多様な登場人物と効果的なジャズ そんなとき、長い間閉鎖されていたパナマホテルの変化に出合う。オーナーが代わり長年保管され忘れられていた日系人の家族の荷物が発見されたのだ ...

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戦時中の米国、中国系少年と日系少女の悲恋ベストセラー「あの日、パナマホテルで」から読み取るものは ― その1

日中関係が険悪になり、なんとか事態が改善の方向へ進まないかと最も気をもんでいるのは、中国在住の日本人と日本に在住の中国人ではないだろうか。なかでも、日本人と中国人のカップルはその思いを強くしているだろう ...