identity en ja
In the last chapter, I discussed Japanese language schools. This chapter features the issues of dual citizenship and marriage that the Nisei faced as they came …
community en ja es pt
If ever there was an award offered for the most remarkable Japanese American family saga, one formidable contender would be that of the Inomata clan, …
business en
Mom became quite a businesswoman after Papa passed away in October 1948 after a ten-month illness caused by a severe case of diabetes. It took …
war en
Read Part 3 >> Becoming a U.S. citizen is a reality many Americans take on without appreciation and, be that as it may, Lilly had …
identity en
I descend from a long line of samurai families. I am the fifth of six children of my parents, Taeko Yoshioka and Noel Braid. My …
In the section under COVID-19 safety precautions, the Department of Homeland Security letter addressed to me mandated facemasks and banned guests for my newly re-scheduled …
For many of the issei interned by the Justice Department during World War II, their years in confinement posed serious questions of loyalty and identity. …
Washington, DC. The military record of Japanese Americans who served during and since World War II is well documented and known. However, the role of …
politics en ja
Last September, Renho Murata, a councilor in Japan known as “Renhō”, was grilled at bringing a charge of False Entries in the Original of Notarized …
I grew up a dual national. I was born in Japan but my mother is an American citizen so she reported my birth abroad (see …
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