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We are overjoyed to again feature Dr. Curtiss Takada Rooks in this springtime edition of the Nikkei…

Curtiss Takada Rooks +1 • April 18, 2024

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Wea You Stay! Laurel Nakanishi on da importance of da poetry of place

Waimea Valley IV We enter the valley silently, without shaking the branches. We enter without s…

Lee A. Tonouchi • March 29, 2024

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Between Query and Legacy

This month, we feature the fierce and insightful voice of San Jose-based Susan Hayase. While I am m…

Susan Hayase +1 • March 28, 2024

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Remembrance

In the spirit of “remembrance” with Day Of Remembrance programs happening all around th…

Carolee Okamoto +2 • Feb. 15, 2024

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“The Gold That Heals and Transforms”: A Conversation with Dr. Satsuki Ina

It’s an incredible honor for me to speak to Dr. Satsuki Ina. Ina is a Sansei activist, ther…

Tamiko Nimura • Feb. 7, 2024

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Half-empty/half-full

As we welcome 2024, we welcome another new writer to the Nikkei Uncovered space. We have three piec…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura +1 • Jan. 18, 2024

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 7

Here we share a final installment of a long series tribute to the late, great Amy Uyematsu. Since J…

Amy Uyematsu +1 • Dec. 21, 2023

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 6

This month, we have the pleasure of featuring two poems from the great Pam Ward in our continued ho…

traci kato-kiriyama +1 • Nov. 16, 2023

Amy Uyematsu literature poetry tributes

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 5

As we continue to pay homage to the great Amy Uyematsu, we wanted to feature a special collective p…

Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka +5 • Oct. 19, 2023

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 4

As we continue to pay homage to the great Amy Uyematsu — who, yes, I will continue to call th…

F. Douglas Brown +1 • Sept. 21, 2023

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Hoping for a Rainbow

Wea You Stay! Laurel Nakanishi on da importance of da poetry of place

Between Query and Legacy

Remembrance

“The Gold That Heals and Transforms”: A Conversation with Dr. Satsuki Ina

Half-empty/half-full

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 7

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 6

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 5

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 4