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Little remains of Yakima's once-vibrant Japan Town
Growing up at the Empire Hotel in downtown Yakima, Fukiko Takano enjoyed hunting for coins in the l…

Tammy Ayer • June 12, 2017

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California Hotel (Yakima) Empire Hotel hotels Japantowns United States Washington Yakima
California Hotel (Yakima) Empire Hotel hotels Japantowns United States Washington Yakima
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As You Like It
Chapter Ten—Kappa Power
I saw my first homeless person in Japan when I was visiting Tokyo. Actually there were a whole grou…

Naomi Hirahara • June 4, 2017

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fiction food Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
fiction food Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Matsutake Sukiyaki
In Seattle, my family’s mushroom hunting season would begin with discussions around the big t…

Susan Yamamura • June 1, 2017

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Discover Nikkei families food Itadakimasu 2 (series) Japanese food matsutake mushrooms mothers mushrooms Nikkei Chronicles (series) Pacific Northwest Seattle sukiyaki United States Washington
Discover Nikkei families food Itadakimasu 2 (series) Japanese food matsutake mushrooms mothers mushrooms Nikkei Chronicles (series) Pacific Northwest Seattle sukiyaki United States Washington
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Yakima Buddhist Church Endures
Even now we are separated here and there. In front of the Amida Buddha we are always close and li…

Tammy Ayer • May 10, 2017

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Buddhism buildings churches communities Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp religion religions United States Wapato Washington World War II World War II camps Wyoming Yakima
Buddhism buildings churches communities Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp religion religions United States Wapato Washington World War II World War II camps Wyoming Yakima
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Chapter Nine—Clipped
In Japanese folktales, old women are sometimes cast as the “bad guys.” You see it in &l…

Naomi Hirahara • May 4, 2017

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As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
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Chapter Eight—Turning Japanese
It takes Gen some time to calm Tom down. After all, I, his enemy, have taken over his grill. It doe…

Naomi Hirahara • April 4, 2017

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As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
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Sawtelle Stories: On the Naming of “Sawtelle Japantown”
To “Chinchikurin”
“I want Caucasians to eat it.” Chinchikurin—Hiroshima okonomiyaki restaurant o…

Yukikazu Nagashima • March 17, 2017

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business California Chinchikurin (restaurant) economics food Hiroaki Kawakami Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Los Angeles management okonomiyaki restaurants Sawtelle Southern California United States
business California Chinchikurin (restaurant) economics food Hiroaki Kawakami Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Los Angeles management okonomiyaki restaurants Sawtelle Southern California United States
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Chapter Seven—Food Fight
After I was used by Morgan Taketa, I stay in my bed of Amazon packaging and bubble wrap for almost …

Naomi Hirahara • March 4, 2017

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As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
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Author Greg Robinson: Dishing Out Nikkei-related Historical Figures in One Irresistible, Bonbon-sized Serving after Another - Part 1
The Great Unknown: Japanese American Sketches is the first-ever anthology volume of author Greg R…

Edward Yoshida • Feb. 17, 2017

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African Americans Alan Cranston anthologies artists athletes authors Ayako Ishigaki book reviews Eleanor Roosevelt Greg Robinson Japanese Americans newspapers Nichi Bei Foundation (organization) Nichi Bei Times (newspaper) Nichi Bei Weekly (newspaper) reviews sports U.S. Senate World War II camps
African Americans Alan Cranston anthologies artists athletes authors Ayako Ishigaki book reviews Eleanor Roosevelt Greg Robinson Japanese Americans newspapers Nichi Bei Foundation (organization) Nichi Bei Times (newspaper) Nichi Bei Weekly (newspaper) reviews sports U.S. Senate World War II camps
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Chapter Six—“We Believe in America”
We are sitting in a restaurant in Battery Park, which is on the south side of the island of Manhatt…

Naomi Hirahara • Feb. 4, 2017

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As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
As You Like It (series) fiction Naomi Hirahara New York (state) okonomiyaki United States
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