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Franci: Nisei Musician in Brazil, America, and Japan—“Music is my language”

Conversation with father was in Japanese “I was a timid child and did not like to stand in…

Keiko Fukuda • April 30, 2015

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Don't Forget Pat Suzuki

Do you know who Pat Suzuki is, and why she is significant to Japanese Americans? I suspect you woul…

Chris Komai • Sept. 11, 2014

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Broadway (New York, N.Y.) Flower Drum Song (film) James Shigeta Japanese Americans life music Pat Morita Pat Suzuki performances singing World War II camps

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Nikkei View

“Voice” star Judith Hill’s cultural mashup combines African American & Japanese upbringing with artistic talent

I was lucky enough to see Judith Hill perform in Los Angeles during the 2010 convention of the Asia…

Gil Asakawa • Nov. 12, 2013

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Enka Singer Jero Delights Diverse Japan Society Audience

A diverse crowed filled Japan Society’s auditorium Saturday night. They were young, middle-ag…

Susan Miyagi McCormac • June 19, 2012

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APA Spotlight

Gina Hiraizumi, Actress/Singer

Gina Hiraizumi is one of the hardest working people in Hollywood. I’ve been a big fan of her …

Koji Steven Sakai • June 8, 2011

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“Minyo Fusion” - Marisa Kosugi

I had mixed feelings of anxiety and excitement as I drove to a theater in San Pedro, the concert ve…

Yukikazu Nagashima • June 10, 2010

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The Song Bird of Manzanar: Still Singing After All these Years

How fitting that the woman known as “The Song Bird of Manzanar” had a bright yellow can…

Soji Kashiwagi • Oct. 28, 2009

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Jero and Me

Even though American Enka-singing sensation JERO is being proclaimed at the “first black Enka…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • July 22, 2009

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Canciones de antaño reviven con Yoshi Hirose

Todo comenzó por azar en 1975. Rodolfo Montagne había compuesto una canción pa…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Sept. 17, 2012

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music Peru singing Yoshi Hirose (singer) Yoshi y los Blue Stars (musical group)

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Mio Matsuda, una voz viajante

Dicen que el arte no tiene fronteras. Mio Matusda parece empecinada en demostrarlo. Esta japonesa, …

Javier García Wong-Kit +1 • Aug. 29, 2012

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