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Alan Nishio—The Fighter Who Kept Defying the Odds
The first time I realized Alan Nishio’s health was in decline was on November 19, 2022 when I…

Guy Aoki • Feb. 26, 2024

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Alan Nishio civil rights communities health Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress redress movement
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Obituary: Alan Nishio, 78; Beloved Civil Rights and Community Leader
Alan Takeshi Nishio passed away on Dec. 27 at his home in Gardena, surrounded by family, after batt…

The Rafu Shimpo • Jan. 15, 2024

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Alan Nishio civil rights leadership obituaries redress movement
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A ‘consequential’ collection of JA history
This is the second of two outstanding books by eminent historian and journalist Greg Robinson con…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Aug. 27, 2021

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civil rights Greg Robinson LGBTQ+ newspapers Nichi Bei Weekly (newspaper) people The Unsung Great (book) World War II
civil rights Greg Robinson LGBTQ+ newspapers Nichi Bei Weekly (newspaper) people The Unsung Great (book) World War II
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Mari Sabusawa Michener: Supporter of the Arts
Read Part 1 >> Following their wedding, James and Mari Michener went on an extended honeym…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 28, 2021

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activism civil rights communities James A. Michner Japanese American Citizens League philanthropy social action
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Mari Sabusawa: Champion of Civil Rights
One arena of public life in which Japanese Americans have achieved great visibility during the 20th…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 27, 2021

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activism civil rights communities James A. Michner Japanese American Citizens League social action
activism civil rights communities James A. Michner Japanese American Citizens League social action
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Tracing the history of Japanese Americans through the relationship with the history of African-Americans in America: Part 3
Read Part 2 >> Civil Rights and Asian American Movements   In fact, in the 1960s, proble…

Masako Miki • Sept. 28, 2020

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African Americans Asian American movement Black Americans Black Lives Matter movement Black people civil rights civil rights movement Japanese Americans Redress movement
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The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> After law school, Yamamoto began working for legal aid and eventually worked …

Matthew Saito • Aug. 17, 2020

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activism civil rights equality Japanese American Bar Association justice law lawyers Mia Yamamoto social action social justice transgender
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The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 1
“What we do for money will support us, what we do for free will define us." – Mia Ya…

Matthew Saito • Aug. 16, 2020

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activism civil rights equality Japanese American Bar Association justice law lawyers Mia Yamamoto social action social justice transgender
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Way Down in Egypt Land: Tamio Wakayama, Civil Rights Photographer - Part 1
In the column I wrote some time ago on the Nisei photographer Yoichi Okamoto, who served as officia…

Greg Robinson • March 11, 2020

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activism Black Freedom movement British Columbia Canada civil rights civil rights demonstrations civil rights movement festivals Freedom Rides Japanese Canadians photographers photography Powell Street Festival social action Tamio Wakayama United States Vancouver (B.C.)
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Eugene Rostow’s Japanese American articles: A Reconsideration - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Eugene Rostow’s twin articles appeared in late summer 1945. The overall…

Greg Robinson +1 • Jan. 30, 2020

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civil rights Eugene Rostow Japanese Americans lawyers World War II Yale University
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