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Life as a Student of Fujima Kansuma – a Personal Journey
At 100 years-old, Madame Fujima Kansuma, along with her daughter, Fujima Kansuzu, will choreograph …
June Aochi Berk • Aug. 3, 2018
Tokyo 2020 unites Brazilian Nikkeis
Japan and the rest of the world are preparing for the highly anticipated 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. “T…
Tatiana Maebuchi • Jan. 17, 2018
Yuriko & Carlos
Little Tokyo, 1941 As I walked toward Little Tokyo over the First Street Bridge from Boyle Hei…
Rubén “Funkahuatl” Guevara • Oct. 20, 2014
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Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series)
judo
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Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
martial arts
Mexican Americans
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (organization)
Obon
ondo dancing
poetry
religions
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sports
United States
World War II
World War II camps
boxing
Buddhism
California
Chicanos
combat
culture
dance
fiction
haiku
Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series)
judo
kendo
Latinos
literature
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
martial arts
Mexican Americans
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (organization)
Obon
ondo dancing
poetry
religions
short stories
sports
United States
World War II
World War II camps
Noodles: Obon Time
Gwen Muranaka’s weekly cartoon “Noodles” appears in The Japan Times, and occ…
Gwen Muranaka • Aug. 15, 2014
Stories United: The Japanese American Journey and Maui Taiko
“As we share our culture and learn about others, we can choose to live harmoniously,” K…
Elizabeth Ishida • May 7, 2012
42nd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage/Manzanar At Dusk 2011 – A Personal Reflection: Part 1
After a long, exhausting day at the 42nd Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 30, and the Manzanar A…
Gann Matsuda • June 14, 2011
on Southern California Obon Festivals
I feel very fortunate to live in an area that has so many Obon festivals that are relatively access…
Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • Aug. 9, 2007
文化の深さに誘われ -三條勘菊さん-
今年(2009年)の第69回二世週日本祭のパレードが行われた日、踊りのグループを先導してリトル東京を一巡した三條勘菊さんは、パレードの終点となる一街とセントラル通りの角を曲がったところで、大勢の一般…
Yukikazu Nagashima • Aug. 12, 2010