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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

Dave Roberts, Mr. Santa Barbara Dodger, Tommy Lasorda, and “Fred” Sinatra

When manager Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a long awaited World Series title, the journalist in me felt pretty happy for one ...

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Ramblings from the Son of a Paper Son: Linda Fujioka

In these uncertain times when there are a global pandemic, nationwide protests, brutal hurricanes back east and fires on the West Coast, and even an ...

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Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest VII

The Last Visit

It was in mid-August 1969 in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Tokuji Yoshida, a first-generation Japanese American, was reading that day’s Rafu Shimpo while smoking ...

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A Compelling Voice & Thoughtful Storyteller Actor & Filmmaker, Lane Nishikawa

Lane Nishikawa has used film, stage, and written word at various stages of his career to probe what it means to be Asian American and ...

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Hung Wai Ching: The Founding of the Varsity Victory Volunteers and relations between Chinese and Japanese Americans

The study of relations between Chinese and Japanese Americans during WWII is a small yet growing field. Although both immigrant communities shared experiences of racial ...

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Lawson Sakai - Part 4

Read Part 3 >> You were a part of these major battles that were significant. And I think a lot of people today see those battles ...

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Lawson Sakai - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> What are some vivid memories you have of basic training, being at Camp Shelby, and getting to know your fellow soldiers? Camp ...

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Lawson Sakai - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Can you describe what happened when your parents found the Colorado church and were able to avoid camp? When the evacuation order ...

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Lawson Sakai — Part 1

“We all knew, we are going to go battle. And we expect to win. But we never knew what immediate death was like until we ...

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Paul and Alice Takemoto - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Do you speak Japanese? Alice Takemoto (AT): Just like a second grader. So when I went there, we were there for three ...