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Roots: Shared Stories of Mexican Nikkei
“It is never too late to investigate the roots. Not to live from the longing for the past, but to u…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Nov. 3, 2017

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Dahil Melgar documentaries families films history identity Mexico Raíces (film)
Dahil Melgar documentaries families films history identity Mexico Raíces (film)
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What We Forget in Memorializing
Out of the whirlwind of statements that have come out from the President’s mouth over the pas…

Stephanie Adachi • Aug. 31, 2017

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Donald J. Trump Dr. Seuss Japanese Americans monuments racism Robert E. Lee World War II
Donald J. Trump Dr. Seuss Japanese Americans monuments racism Robert E. Lee World War II
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An Interview with Holly Yasui
Holly Yasui is the youngest daughter of Minoru Yasui, the legendary Japanese American lawyer and ci…

Carol Cheh • Aug. 25, 2017

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activism civil rights Colorado communities Denver documentaries films Holly Yasui Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act of 1948 Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) lawyers Minoru Yasui Minoru Yasui Tribute Project Never Give Up! (film) social action United States
activism civil rights Colorado communities Denver documentaries films Holly Yasui Japanese American Evacuation Claims Act of 1948 Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) lawyers Minoru Yasui Minoru Yasui Tribute Project Never Give Up! (film) social action United States
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Into the Next Stage: MIS Stories Spotlighted in Bill Kubota's Next Documentary
If you remember PBS’ 2007 Most Honorable Son—a documentary about Nebraska Nisei farmboy…

George Toshio Johnston • April 18, 2017

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armed forces Bill Kubota Camp Savage documentaries filmmakers films Fort Snelling Grant Ichikawa John Okada Military Intelligence Service Language School Minnesota retired military personnel Roy Matsumoto Steve Ozone The Registry (film) United States United States Army veterans
armed forces Bill Kubota Camp Savage documentaries filmmakers films Fort Snelling Grant Ichikawa John Okada Military Intelligence Service Language School Minnesota retired military personnel Roy Matsumoto Steve Ozone The Registry (film) United States United States Army veterans
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Black tea in Registro: the rescue of tradition
Registro, a city in the interior of São Paulo that plays an important role in the culture and histo…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Nov. 4, 2016

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black tea Brazil Elizabeth Umeko Shimada Registro São Paulo tea
black tea Brazil Elizabeth Umeko Shimada Registro São Paulo tea
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Paldi—The Town That History Plum Forgot
My mother, Ruth Abe (nee Toyota) was a young girl when her family was uprooted and sent to Popoff a…

Michael Kenji Abe • Oct. 17, 2016

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British Columbia Canada families food fruit Japanese food Paldi plum umeboshi Vancouver (B.C.)
British Columbia Canada families food fruit Japanese food Paldi plum umeboshi Vancouver (B.C.)
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Catching Up With Tad Nakamura
I had a chance to sit down and talk with filmmaker Tad Nakamura about his newest documentary Mele M…

Alison De La Cruz • Sept. 6, 2016

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arts communities culture documentaries filmmakers films graphic arts Hawaii hip hop music languages Mele Murals murals painting Tadashi Nakamura United States
arts communities culture documentaries filmmakers films graphic arts Hawaii hip hop music languages Mele Murals murals painting Tadashi Nakamura United States
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A poet in stopped transit
Language is the homeland of any poet. Perhaps that is why Juan Carlos de la Fuente Umetsu (Lima, 19…

Javier García Wong-Kit • May 25, 2016

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literature Peru Peruvians poetry poets
literature Peru Peruvians poetry poets
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Peachy: Changing Season Captures the Passing of a Family Farm from One Generation to the Next
You’d think after a lifetime of growing and harvesting peaches, you’d get sick of eatin…

Gil Asakawa • May 18, 2016

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agriculture Arizona business California Changing Season (film) concentration camps David Mas Masumoto documentaries economics families farming films food fruit Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp LGBTQ+ management Masumoto Family Farm Nikiko Masumoto peaches peach farms people United States World War II camps
agriculture Arizona business California Changing Season (film) concentration camps David Mas Masumoto documentaries economics families farming films food fruit Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp LGBTQ+ management Masumoto Family Farm Nikiko Masumoto peaches peach farms people United States World War II camps
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This Old House: A Tale of Japantown as a Hotspot for Historic Cultural Monument Status
We begin with an odd question. Should the Nakamura family house in Sawtelle (pictured above) be &ld…

Robert Nakamura • May 12, 2016

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California communities historic cultural monuments (designation) Japantowns Los Angeles Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission Sawtelle United States
California communities historic cultural monuments (designation) Japantowns Los Angeles Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission Sawtelle United States
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