Discover Nikkei

https://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/search/

Journal Search

en
ja
es
pt
T. Scott Miyakawa–Part 1: Struggles of a Young Nisei
T. Scott Miyakawa, a sociologist and historian, was one of the most talented and successful of the …

Greg Robinson • Nov. 29, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
generations historians Japan Japanese Americans Nisei propaganda sociologists T. Scott Miyakawa war World War II
generations historians Japan Japanese Americans Nisei propaganda sociologists T. Scott Miyakawa war World War II
en
ja
es
pt
Ubatuba may have a day to remember Japanese immigrants arrested on Anchieta Island in 1946
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, a meeting was held in Ubatuba to discuss the institution in the city…

Renata Mondini Takahashi • Oct. 31, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil immigrants immigration Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) migration Shindo Renmei (organization) war World War II
Brazil immigrants immigration Kachigumi (victory group) Makegumi (accept defeat group) migration Shindo Renmei (organization) war World War II
en
ja
es
pt
Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Longing
This month, we feature poetry in Nihongo (with English translation) from Tomiko Matsumoto and Genno…

Tomiko Matsumoto +2 • Oct. 18, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
By the Shore of Lake Michigan Chicago Discover Nikkei generations Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Illinois immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese literature migration Mishigan Kohan (book) Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets postwar Ryokuyo Matsumoto Seattle Shin-Issei tanka Tomiko Matsumoto United States war Washington World War II World War II camps Wyoming
By the Shore of Lake Michigan Chicago Discover Nikkei generations Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Illinois immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese literature migration Mishigan Kohan (book) Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry poets postwar Ryokuyo Matsumoto Seattle Shin-Issei tanka Tomiko Matsumoto United States war Washington World War II World War II camps Wyoming
en
ja
es
pt
My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #50¢ First Class (For Now): "USPS Forever..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 25, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
cartoonists cartoons humor United States Postal Service war
cartoonists cartoons humor United States Postal Service war
en
ja
es
pt
Bayonets and bulldozers: Isahama immigrants whose beautiful fields were stolen by the U.S. military
Episode 5: "Now is the happiest time of my life"
The Yara family began their sewing business around 1970. The whole family worked from 7am to 12am. …

Rikuto Yamagata • Aug. 20, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
en
ja
es
pt
Japanese Americans and Catholicism
The recent release of Martin Scorsese’s film SILENCE, on the persecution of Catholic missiona…

Greg Robinson +1 • Aug. 14, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
Catholicism Dorothy Day imprisonment incarceration religion war
Catholicism Dorothy Day imprisonment incarceration religion war
en
ja
es
pt
Bayonets and bulldozers: Isahama immigrants whose beautiful fields were stolen by the U.S. military
Part 4: Two Years After the Forced Requisition: Traveling to Brazil
Tomoji Yara (78), an Isahama immigrant living in the Casa Verde area of ​​the city of Sao Paulo, an…

Rikuto Yamagata • Aug. 13, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
en
ja
es
pt
Bayonets and bulldozers: Isahama immigrants whose beautiful fields were stolen by the U.S. military
Episode 3: "Driven away like a dog"
American soldiers with bayonets at the ready, along with bulldozers, cranes, dump trucks, and truck…

Rikuto Yamagata • Aug. 6, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
en
ja
es
pt
Bayonets and bulldozers: Isahama immigrants whose beautiful fields were stolen by the U.S. military
Part 2: Losing three family members to a machine gun attack during the war
"I don't really want to talk about the war or the land struggle," said Anshin Sawatan…

Rikuto Yamagata • July 30, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
en
ja
es
pt
Bayonets and bulldozers: Isahama immigrants whose beautiful fields were stolen by the U.S. military
Episode 1: "We can't leave it to the men"
On July 19, 1955, ten years after the end of the war, the land and even the houses in Isahama, Gino…

Rikuto Yamagata • July 23, 2018

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
Brazil confiscations Ginowan City Isahama Japan migration Okinawa Prefecture United States Forces, Japan war World War II
We’re looking for stories like yours! Submit your article, essay, fiction, or poetry to be included in our archive of global Nikkei stories. Learn More
New Site Design See exciting new changes to Discover Nikkei. Find out what’s new and what’s coming soon! Learn More
Newsletter Sign Up Sign up for our newsletter and get exclusive content.
Support This Project To continue to grow this project, we need your help! Ways To Help