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Who Was The First Japanese Immigrant to Canada?
Manzo Nagano (Part 1) — Did He Come in 1877?
Reconciling Conflicting Claims Japanese began settling in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th c…

Ann-Lee Switzer +1 • April 14, 2024

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Canada generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians Kyushu Manzo Nagano migration Nagasaki Prefecture
Canada generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians Kyushu Manzo Nagano migration Nagasaki Prefecture
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 5: Nao Tashiro—Issei Woman Teacher and Witness
I have embarked on a series of columns on the prolific and talented Tashiro family. I have already …

Greg Robinson • April 5, 2024

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Christianity Christians Connecticut education generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Nao Tashiro Seattle teachers teaching United States Washington
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Kazue Kitagakido, president of the Southern California Prefectural Association, who came to the United States in 1984 and is currently working on raising funds for her hometown, Noto.
There was no overseas option Just after the start of 2024, a big earthquake struck Japan. The affe…

Keiko Fukuda • April 3, 2024

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2024 Noto earthquake disaster relief emergency management Ishikawa Prefecture Japan Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California Noto Peninsula
2024 Noto earthquake disaster relief emergency management Ishikawa Prefecture Japan Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California Noto Peninsula
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Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Up until Grant’s divorce and his son’s illness, for about 30 year…

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 22, 2024

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adoptions Choichi Terukina Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata Hawaii identity Japan music Okinawa Prefecture United States uta-sanshin
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Hawaii’s Uta-Sanshin Master Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata: An Incredible Story about Identity—Part 1
A typical night at Grant “Masanduu” Sadami Murata’s house consists of a group of …

Jodie Chiemi Ching • March 21, 2024

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adoptions Choichi Terukina Hawaii identity Japan music Okinawa Prefecture United States uta-sanshin
adoptions Choichi Terukina Hawaii identity Japan music Okinawa Prefecture United States uta-sanshin
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 19 (Part 2)—The Solidarity of the Japanese Brought by Kenjinkai
Read Chapter 19 (Part 1) >> Notable Activities and Obituaries of People from Yamaguchi Prefe…

Ikuo Shinmasu • March 20, 2024

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generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language newspapers Japanese prefectural associations migration newspapers postwar prewar Seattle Shin-Issei The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington World War II Yamaguchi Kenjinkai
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 19 (Part 1) — The Solidarity of the Japanese Brought by Kenjinkai
The last chapter shared stories about the prosperity of the Nisei males’ judo. In this c…

Ikuo Shinmasu • March 19, 2024

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generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language newspapers Japanese prefectural associations migration newspapers prewar Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington Yamaguchi Kenjinkai
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Broken Promises: A Japanese-Canadian History Exhibit in Shiga, Japan—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> From November 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024, the Shiga Peace Museum in Higashi…

Masumi Izumi • March 13, 2024

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada Japan Japanese Canadians migration Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Shiga Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 46: Who is Rihana in the painting?
On her 27th birthday, Hana got married to her husband, Eiji, who was three years younger than her a…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Feb. 27, 2024

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Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 6—Life after Retirement and Vision for the Japanese Canadian Community
Read Chapter 5 >> From 2019 Shig and Akemi gradually started to retire from their groce…

Stan Kirk • Feb. 25, 2024

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada generations Japan Japanese Canadians Japanese prefectural associations Kika Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Nisei Shiga Prefecture youth
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