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Beauty out of dust: 75 years later, Japanese-Americans remember World War II incarceration

WOODLAND, Wash. — Morning sunlight spilled into the garage, illuminating a bent figure, about 5-foot-2. George Tsugawa was plucking weeds from potted plants. At 99, he ...

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Santo Market Owners: Helen Santo

Read an interview with Earl Santo >> Helen, could you introduce yourself with your full name, your birthday, and where you were born? Helen Hiroko Kodama ...

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Japanese Canadian Internment and Family Experiences - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> While the family was in camp, the Canadian government was doing everything in its power to rid the Japanese Canadians from British ...

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More Power to Nikkei Communities in Brazil - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Support for Nikkei Communities Before World War II, Japanese overseas migration projects were conducted by the central government, prefectural governments and private ...

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More Power to Nikkei Communities in Brazil - Part 1

Japanese emigrants and their descendants have played an important role in the development of Brazil for more than a century. In this article, we look ...

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Hatsumi Imagawa’s Return to America

I was surrounded by thousands of passengers; many were Japanese immigrants just like me. But amidst the hustle and bustle of all these travelers who ...

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In This Great Land of Freedom: The Japanese Pioneers of Oregon

Chapter 3 — Development of Japanese Farming Communities

The untouched ground of AmericaI began to hoeThis virgin soil.  Honda Fugetsu1 During the 1900s, many Japanese immigrants moved into agricultural work. At first, the ...

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In This Great Land of Freedom: The Japanese Pioneers of Oregon

Chapter 2 — Early Japanese Life in Oregon

Working as a hop pickerIt is impossible toReturn to Japan Honda Fugetsu1 Before 1910, the majority of the Oregon Japanese population were male laborers who ...

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In This Great Land of Freedom: The Japanese Pioneers of Oregon

Chapter 1 — The Issei Arrive in Oregon

The History of the Issei Pioneers in Oregon, 1880 – 1952 Between 1843 and 1860, more than 250,000 pioneers began the journey across the Oregon ...

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Inaka: Moving from Scorn to Pride

I sometimes refer to the Imperial Valley as my little inaka corner of the world. Literally translated, inaka (田舎) means “the countryside” or “one’s ...