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Was It Racism?
Last summer my brother was riding a public bus in Palo Alto, California, and, when the driver stopp…

Alden M. Hayashi • Feb. 22, 2022

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anti-Asian sentiment discrimination interpersonal relations racism
anti-Asian sentiment discrimination interpersonal relations racism
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Nikkei View
Asian representation: It’s getting better, but still has ages-old challenges
Japanese Americans and the wider Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are seeing…

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 22, 2021

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Asian Americans Madama Butterfly (play) opera stereotypes
Asian Americans Madama Butterfly (play) opera stereotypes
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'Hit' After Hit for Ally Maki
JA actress talks Toy Story, Asian American representation and her newest project, Hit-Monkey. Ally…

Gwen Muranaka • Dec. 9, 2021

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Ally Maki animation anime Asian American Girl Club (firm) Hit-Monkey (TV) Toy Story 4 (film)
Ally Maki animation anime Asian American Girl Club (firm) Hit-Monkey (TV) Toy Story 4 (film)
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Fighting Hatred With Song
“Your eyes tell the story of your family.”  Through its long history, Sesame St…

Gwen Muranaka • Sept. 2, 2021

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Alan Muraoka I Am Here (song) music Sesami Street (TV) violence
Alan Muraoka I Am Here (song) music Sesami Street (TV) violence
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The Power of Words: They Are Stronger Than They Seem
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, President Trump was quick to call this virus the …

Laura Kato • July 20, 2021

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crime discrimination euphemisms hate crimes interpersonal relations racism terminology
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Japanese American Soldiers in World War II Fought the Axis Abroad and Racial Prejudice at Home
Imagine being forced from your home by the government, being imprisoned in a detention camp under a…

Susan H. Kamei • June 18, 2021

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armed forces Asian Americans Hawaii Japanese Americans retired military personnel United States United States Postal Service veterans World War II World War II camps
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #First Aired 3/30/64: "What's the Question?"
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • April 10, 2021

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Asian Americans cartoonists cartoons humor racism
Asian Americans cartoonists cartoons humor racism
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The Commodification of Asian Americans
It is strange to be a commodity. When I was younger, I didn’t like the fact that I was Asian…

Kyra Karatsu • Jan. 22, 2021

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Asian Americans identity Japanese Americans
Asian Americans identity Japanese Americans
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Japanese American baseball pioneer to be honored by Asian Hall of Fame
Kaname “Wally” Yonamine could have had a pioneering career in the NFL as a running ba…

Jason Cruz • Dec. 2, 2020

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Aichi Prefecture Asian Hall of Fame (organization) baseball Chunichi Dragons (baseball team) football generations halls of fame Hawaii Japan museums Nagoya Nisei San Francisco 49ers (football team) Tokyo Giants United States Wally Yonamine
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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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