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Cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Jean Okihiro Share Their Grandmother’s Story in New Children’s Book
For authors and cousins Janis Bridger and Lara Okihiro, family stories and history were shared in…

Kelly Fleck • Dec. 7, 2023

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books Canada children's books families library materials publications
books Canada children's books families library materials publications
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On Nikkei
No. 29 Rakugo in Three Languages ​​~ Japanese-American Female Rakugo Artist Ramuone
Vibrant Although there are not many attempts to perform rakugo in English, it seems to have become…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 26, 2023

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beverages Brazil dekasegi foreign workers humor Japan Japanese Brazilians Nikkei in Japan rakugo ramune storytelling
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Masaki Gaja, the sansei of balance
The case of graphic designer Masaki Gaja is unusual. He has lived the experience of Japan in two s…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • March 24, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers generations identity Japan Masaki Gaja migration Nikkei in Japan Peru Sansei soccer sports
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Narumi Ogusuku—Ubiquitous Nikkei Artist
The word ubicua (“ubiquitous”) has two meanings. The second, referring to a person, i…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Feb. 3, 2023

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dekasegi documentaries filmmakers films foreign workers generations identity Japan Narumi Ogusuku Nikkei in Japan Peru Peruvians Peruvians in Japan Ubicua (film) Yonsei
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 43: Tomomi and Naruto both pursue their dreams
Tomomi is 19 years old and has a Japanese father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother. Tomomi's moth…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Jan. 30, 2023

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dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes
Chapter 2 (Part 3): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—Growing Up as Acrobats to Be An American
Japanese Acrobats in 1904. (Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound…

Takako Day • Oct. 9, 2022

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Chicago children entertainment Illinois Japanese United States
Chicago children entertainment Illinois Japanese United States
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Manzanar Children’s Village: Japanese American Orphans in a WWII Concentration Camp - Part 2
Read part 1 >> Kinship Ties Forged and Broken Back at Manzanar, Kenji and his siblings even…

Natasha Varner • Jan. 18, 2022

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California children concentration camps Japanese Children’s Home of Southern California Manzanar Children's Village Manzanar concentration camp Nanka Shonien orphans Shonien United States World War II World War II camps
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Manzanar Children’s Village: Japanese American Orphans in a WWII Concentration Camp - Part 1
Kenji Suematsu was living with his parents and siblings in Costa Mesa, California at the outbreak o…

Natasha Varner • Jan. 17, 2022

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California children concentration camps Japanese Children’s Home of Southern California Manzanar Children's Village Manzanar concentration camp Nanka Shonien orphans Shonien United States World War II World War II camps
California children concentration camps Japanese Children’s Home of Southern California Manzanar Children's Village Manzanar concentration camp Nanka Shonien orphans Shonien United States World War II World War II camps
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Yoshiko Uchida's Remarkable—and Underappreciated—Literary Career
I have long been a fan of Yoshiko Uchida, a Berkeley-based writer best known for her children&rsquo…

Brian Niiya • Dec. 3, 2021

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Berkeley books California children's books concentration camps library materials publications Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps Yoshiko Uchida
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Evil is Under 13: "Baby Bedlamites..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 13, 2021

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cartoonists cartoons children films horror films humor movies
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