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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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Alan Nishio families literature poems poetry Susan Hayase
Alan Nishio families literature poems poetry Susan Hayase
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 3: Aiko Tashiro—Writer, Musician, and Activist
Among the five accomplished children of Aijiro Tashiro, daughter Aiko was perhaps the one who had t…

Greg Robinson • Dec. 11, 2023

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activism Connecticut Japan journalism journalists social action United States
activism Connecticut Japan journalism journalists social action United States
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Kenny Kusaka’s Calling—How he chose stand-up comedy as his service
Leilehua class of 2013 grad, Kenny Kusaka wuz getting lotta leading roles in da Local theatre scene…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Dec. 5, 2023

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comedy Hawaii Hawaii residents stand-up comedy United States
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Growing Up Nikkei As An Adoptee—A Conversation with Author Susan Ito
I “met” Susan Ito online close to a decade ago on a social media site, where we bonde…

Tamiko Nimura • Nov. 13, 2023

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adoptions biographies identity memoirs New York (state) United States West Coast (U.S.)
adoptions biographies identity memoirs New York (state) United States West Coast (U.S.)
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Usagi Yojimbo: The Year of The Samurai Rabbit!
The adventure of a lifetime started nearly 40 years ago for Stan Sakai with the creation of his com…

Lois Kajiwara • Oct. 29, 2023

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California comic books comic-cons comics conventions graphic novels Hawaii manga San Diego San Diego Comic-Con Stan Sakai United States Usagi Yojimbo (comic)
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Susan Miyagi McCormac Leads JapanCulture•NYC: Sharing Her Passion for Japanese Culture and Japanese Life in New York City
As the founder and editor-in-chief of JapanCulture•NYC, an English-language resource fo…

Karen Kawaguchi • Aug. 21, 2023

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culture JapanCulture•NYC (website) Japanese culture New York (state) North Carolina Okinawans Susan Miyagi McCormac United States
culture JapanCulture•NYC (website) Japanese culture New York (state) North Carolina Okinawans Susan Miyagi McCormac United States
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Masato Aso, working to popularize shochu in the American market
Putting shochu on a par with distilled spirits around the world There are many different types of J…

Keiko Fukuda • Aug. 24, 2022

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alcoholic beverages beverages business economics Iichiko USA (firm) liquors management shochu United States
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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
Leonardo Oyakawa: cooking his way
When he lived in Lima, no arrow or sign indicated to him that the path to his professional future w…

Javier García Wong-Kit • July 13, 2022

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California Kusakabe (restaurant) Leonardo Oyakawa Peru restaurants San Francisco sushi chefs United States
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Choices for Japanese People Living in America
Michio Shimizu, who came to the United States in 2011, popularized Yakult across the country, and returned to Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic
"Be a businessman" Michio Shimizu, president of Yakult USA, popularized Yakult, a health…

Keiko Fukuda • May 11, 2022

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business economics expatriations Honshu Japan Kagoshima Prefecture management Michio Shimizu Yakult USA
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A ‘Comprehensive Treatment’ of the Wartime Incarceration of Japanese Americans
During the 1980s, I was privileged to co-direct the Honorable Stephen K. Tamura Orange County Japan…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Jan. 27, 2022

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imprisonment incarceration Susan H. Kamei When Can We Go Back to America? (book) World War II
imprisonment incarceration Susan H. Kamei When Can We Go Back to America? (book) World War II
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