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Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Up until Grant’s divorce and his son’s illness, for about 30 year…

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 22, 2024

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Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 1

A typical night at Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata’s house consists of a group of …

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 21, 2024

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Writing Wrongs in the Past and Present: How Director Sherri Kajiwara is Preserving Nikkei Voices in Canada - Part 1

Back in November, I had the opportunity to conduct an email interview with Sherri Kajiwara, the D…

Mimi Okabe • Feb. 1, 2022

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The Oda Boys

Sometime around 1932, Bachan went to the funeral of a family friend in Suisun with a big plate of h…

Ruth Sasaki • Aug. 8, 2019

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Family Quest - Part 2: Searching for Kimiko

Read Part 1 >> Joy and sorrow as a son reunites with his biological mother after more than s…

Gwen Muranaka • April 16, 2018

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Part 2: A family story between Japan and the US: Finally meeting my biological mother, and then parting ways

Read Part 1 >> Naoko Shimamura, who lives in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, has been searchi…

Junko Yoshida • April 16, 2018

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Part 1: A family story between Japan and the United States: In search of iron

After 30 years of searching, he meets his cousin, who was adopted to the U.S. after the war and mov…

Junko Yoshida • April 9, 2018

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Family Quest - Part 1: Searching For Tetsu

From Kashiwa, Japan to North Torrance, a remarkable 30-year quest to reconnect and find lost family…

Gwen Muranaka • April 9, 2018

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