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“Kuma,” A Short Story, Part 1 of 3
Eddy Murakami’s 10th birthday was on July 4, 1941 and he knew he wanted a dog. He even had a …

Koji Steven Sakai • March 18, 2015

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dogs fiction Koji Steven Sakai pets short stories World War II
dogs fiction Koji Steven Sakai pets short stories World War II
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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Nihonmachi Serenade
Prologue: September 14, 1992 I am often drawn back to places that hold a sentimental value for…

Chester Sakamoto • Jan. 12, 2015

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California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japantowns Little Tokyo Los Angeles short stories United States World War II
California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japantowns Little Tokyo Los Angeles short stories United States World War II
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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
A Wedding in Little Tokyo
It was Saturday evening. Mitsue Yamashita’s fingers moved nimbly over a pair of kimono panels…

Avril Adams • Dec. 29, 2014

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California discrimination festivals fiction foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) interpersonal relations Japanese Americans kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) religion short stories spirits supernatural United States World War II
California discrimination festivals fiction foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) interpersonal relations Japanese Americans kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) religion short stories spirits supernatural United States World War II
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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
A Little Piece of Home
My second cousin had been here for a week already and she still hadn’t quite gotten used to t…

Kiyoshi Parker • Dec. 15, 2014

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California fiction Hello Kitty Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese Village Plaza Kinokuniya (bookstore) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Marukai (grocery store) shopping centers shopping malls short stories United States Weller Court
California fiction Hello Kitty Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese Village Plaza Kinokuniya (bookstore) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Marukai (grocery store) shopping centers shopping malls short stories United States Weller Court
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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
The Guardians
The temple stood at the edge of Little Tokyo, its delicate roof and garden just beyond the harsh sh…

Dmitri Ragano • Dec. 1, 2014

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Buddhism California clergy fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religions religious architecture religious institutions Religious leaders short stories temples United States
Buddhism California clergy fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religions religious architecture religious institutions Religious leaders short stories temples United States
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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Smile’s Sonata
“Can you loan me this book?” A lanky man in a pair of black slacks and a white button-d…

Jeridel Banks • Nov. 17, 2014

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California death fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religion short stories supernatural United States
California death fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religion short stories supernatural United States
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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Mr. K
I don’t know what drove me to perversely show up at the Nippon Ichi-ban Ramen house on our de…

Satsuki Yamashita • Nov. 3, 2014

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California fiction folklore food foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese food kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles noodles ramen religion religions Shinto short stories spirits supernatural superstition United States yokai
California fiction folklore food foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese food kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles noodles ramen religion religions Shinto short stories spirits supernatural superstition United States yokai
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1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Yuriko & Carlos
Little Tokyo, 1941 As I walked toward Little Tokyo over the First Street Bridge from Boyle Hei…

Rubén “Funkahuatl” Guevara • Oct. 20, 2014

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boxing Buddhism California Chicanos combat culture dance fiction haiku Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) judo kendo Latinos literature Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple martial arts Mexican Americans Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (organization) Obon ondo dancing poetry religions short stories sports United States World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?
What's in a Name?
My parents named me Gorobei Yoshida. It is an old fashioned name. My mother said I was named after …

Patricia Takayama • Aug. 12, 2014

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agriculture bullying Discover Nikkei fiction gardening names nicknames Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series) short stories
agriculture bullying Discover Nikkei fiction gardening names nicknames Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series) short stories
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TAT MASTER - Part 3 of 3
Read Part 2 >>  I took me an hour to finally locate where Shawn Finche had been hospital…

Naomi Hirahara • July 25, 2014

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authors fiction Naomi Hirahara short stories Tat Master (short story) tattoo artists tattooing tattoos
authors fiction Naomi Hirahara short stories Tat Master (short story) tattoo artists tattooing tattoos
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