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Eriko Higa, born in Japan, raised in Bolivia, became a lawyer in the United States
Both parents grew up in Colonia Okinawa, Bolivia. I first met Eriko Higa, an immigration lawyer ba…

Keiko Fukuda • April 24, 2023

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Bolivia California dekasegi foreign workers immigrants immigration Japan lawyers Los Angeles migration Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Santa Cruz (Bolivia) United States
Bolivia California dekasegi foreign workers immigrants immigration Japan lawyers Los Angeles migration Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Santa Cruz (Bolivia) United States
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Of Inomatas and Kingis: The Story of a Remarkable Family
If ever there was an award offered for the most remarkable Japanese American family saga, one for…

Greg Robinson • March 30, 2023

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California citizenship Florida generations immigrants immigration intermarriage interracial marriages Issei janitors Japan Kinji Inomata Los Angeles marriages migration Pensacola racially mixed people United States U.S. Navy World War II
California citizenship Florida generations immigrants immigration intermarriage interracial marriages Issei janitors Japan Kinji Inomata Los Angeles marriages migration Pensacola racially mixed people United States U.S. Navy World War II
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Kyoko Sugimoto Hicks, who came to the U.S. in 2014 and welcomed skateboarding exchange students from Japan
Studying abroad in the US after raising children Kyoko Sugimoto Hicks first came to America at the …

Keiko Fukuda • March 17, 2023

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dance generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Kyoko Hicks Sugimoto line dancing migration postwar Shin-Issei skateboarding students United States World War II
dance generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Kyoko Hicks Sugimoto line dancing migration postwar Shin-Issei skateboarding students United States World War II
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Dear Sosobo
Dear Sosobo, Let me begin with an apology. I didn’t know what to call you; I had to look it …

Amanda Mei Kim • Dec. 14, 2022

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families great-grandparents Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan parents United States
families great-grandparents Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan parents United States
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On Nikkei
No. 15: An elegy for the first generation — Reading Nomoto Ippei
Once, when I wandered into a jazz bar run by a Japanese person in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, I had …

Ryusuke Kawai • Sept. 9, 2022

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California generations immigrants immigration Ippei Nomoto Issei Japan migration United States
California generations immigrants immigration Ippei Nomoto Issei Japan migration United States
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Yoshinori Matsuyama: A Transnational Japanese Tenor and Composer in America—Part 1
In recent decades, Asian-born performers have occupied a visible place in western classical music. …

Greg Robinson • Sept. 5, 2022

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music singers singing tenors United States Yoshinori Matsuyama
music singers singing tenors United States Yoshinori Matsuyama
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Memories with history
The book Los desterrados , which recently appeared in Lima, includes a list of the Japanese and Ni…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Sept. 5, 2022

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Crystal City internment camp Department of Justice camps Los desterrados (book) Peru Texas United States World War II World War II camps
Crystal City internment camp Department of Justice camps Los desterrados (book) Peru Texas United States World War II World War II camps
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Revival of the Ryukyu Diplomacy through Uchinanchu Abroad! Alternatives to the Issue of Relocation of the US Military Base to Henoko—Part 1
Announcing One’s Candidacy at the White House on a Whim? Shimoji Mikio (from Okinawa, 60 y…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Sept. 1, 2022

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Brazil Henoko (Okinawa) Japan Mikio Shimoji Okinawa Prefecture United States
Brazil Henoko (Okinawa) Japan Mikio Shimoji Okinawa Prefecture 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
alcoholic beverages beverages business economics Iichiko USA (firm) liquors management shochu United States
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Olympic History and Achievements: Nikkei Athletes from the Americas
In Peru, Nikkei contributions to art and gastronomy are what usually attract the most attention, an…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • July 25, 2022

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athletes athletics exhibitions Mexico Olympics Peru sports United States
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