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The Evolution of FandangObon
FandangObon is a project that brings together the Japanese, Mexican, and African-American communi…

Nobuko Miyamoto • Jan. 21, 2016

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African Americans Buddhism California communities dance FandangObon (event) fandango (dance) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Mexican Americans multiculturalism multiethnicity music Nobuko Miyamoto Obon Quetzal (musical group) religions Southern California United States
African Americans Buddhism California communities dance FandangObon (event) fandango (dance) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Mexican Americans multiculturalism multiethnicity music Nobuko Miyamoto Obon Quetzal (musical group) religions Southern California United States
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Conveying the spirit of Okinawa through dance: Makinami Honryu Ryubu Dojo Aigen-kai ~Director Makinami Aiko~
From Los Angeles to Hawaii to train in dance On November 2, 2014, a Ryukyu dance performance titled…

Keiko Fukuda • Dec. 17, 2014

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Aiko Majikina dance generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Okinawan dance Okinawa Prefecture postwar Ryukyu Buyo (Okinawan classical dance) Ryukyu dance Shin-Issei United States World War II
Aiko Majikina dance generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Okinawan dance Okinawa Prefecture postwar Ryukyu Buyo (Okinawan classical dance) Ryukyu dance Shin-Issei United States World War II
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Uncle, The Imperial Dancer: A well-traveled performer of stage and screen is profiled in a forthcoming book by his nephew
The elderly man leaned on his walker while shuffling across the wood-stained floor, pulling behind …

Michael Goro Takeuchi • Nov. 21, 2014

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acting actors artists arts California concentration camps dance entertainers entertainment gays human sexuality Japan kabuki Keigo Takeuchi Keigo Takeuchi and his Imperial Dancers LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Michael Goro Takeuchi people performances performing arts theater Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
acting actors artists arts California concentration camps dance entertainers entertainment gays human sexuality Japan kabuki Keigo Takeuchi Keigo Takeuchi and his Imperial Dancers LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Michael Goro Takeuchi people performances performing arts theater Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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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
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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Margaret Mitsuko Tahara Tanoue
ʻOiai e nana mai ana no na maka. While the eyes still look around.While a person is living, tr…

June Yoshiko Kaililani Ryushin Tanoue • Sept. 22, 2014

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dance families generations Hawaii hula (dance) mothers Nisei sports United States World War II
dance families generations Hawaii hula (dance) mothers Nisei sports United States World War II
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The Circles of Bon Odori
Although I am not Buddhist, the circles of Bon Odori have always spoken to me. All the circles of d…

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 16, 2014

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Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
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The Happy Power of Obon
Obon season is a time when communities gather together to celebrate life and death through food and…

Sharon Yamato • Aug. 21, 2014

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Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Happy (song) Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
Buddhism communities dance drum festivals food Happy (song) Japanese Americans Japanese dance Obon religions seasons summer taiko
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The Nisei Project
The stories of the valiant all-Nisei 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Infantry Regiment of Wo…

Nancy Matsumoto • July 3, 2014

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100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces arts ballet Brooklyn civilians Club 100 Covenant Ballet Theater dance generations Go for Broke (motto) Harold Payne Italy Jake Shimabukuro Marla Hirokawa Monte Cassino New York (state) Nisei Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces arts ballet Brooklyn civilians Club 100 Covenant Ballet Theater dance generations Go for Broke (motto) Harold Payne Italy Jake Shimabukuro Marla Hirokawa Monte Cassino New York (state) Nisei Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
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The Ice Skating Shibutani Siblings Share Their Olympic Dreams
All it took was a family trip to Washington D.C. and some incredible seats at the 2003 World Figure…

Sora Hwang • Feb. 14, 2014

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Alex Shibutani athletics dance figure skating ice dancing ice skating Maia Shibutani Mochi Magazine Olympics skating sports
Alex Shibutani athletics dance figure skating ice dancing ice skating Maia Shibutani Mochi Magazine Olympics skating sports
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Dancing for Dango
As a child, Little Tokyo was my stomping grounds. My mom was a member of the Little Tokyo Library, …

Alyctra Matsushita • Aug. 18, 2011

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Buddhism California dance Gardena identity internships Little Tokyo Los Angeles Obon religions summer festivals United States
Buddhism California dance Gardena identity internships Little Tokyo Los Angeles Obon religions summer festivals United States
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