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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 5: Nao Tashiro—Issei Woman Teacher and Witness
I have embarked on a series of columns on the prolific and talented Tashiro family. I have already …

Greg Robinson • April 5, 2024

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Christianity Christians Connecticut education generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Nao Tashiro Seattle teachers teaching United States Washington
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 1: Aijiro Tashiro—The Founder
One aspect of Japanese American history that I have been fascinated to uncover is that of family dy…

Greg Robinson • Oct. 13, 2023

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Aijiro 'Frank' Tashiro Christianity Christians generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration New York (state) religion United States
Aijiro 'Frank' Tashiro Christianity Christians generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration New York (state) religion United States
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Japanese Women in Chicago
Part 1: Yone Hara
Even though their population was very small, the Japanese in pre-war Chicago were still a…

Takako Day • March 26, 2023

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America McCutchen Drennan Chicago Christianity Christians generations Illinois immigrants immigration Issei Japan Katsuji Kato migration Misaki Shimazu Osaka schools United States Wilmina School for Girls Yone Hara Yone Shimazu
America McCutchen Drennan Chicago Christianity Christians generations Illinois immigrants immigration Issei Japan Katsuji Kato migration Misaki Shimazu Osaka schools United States Wilmina School for Girls Yone Hara Yone Shimazu
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The “village of miracles” and the “promised land” - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> A new beginning in Brazil Rural poverty plagued Japan during the early 20th ce…

Edson Hiroshi Aoki • Aug. 11, 2021

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Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
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The “village of miracles” and the “promised land” - Part 1
It is common to hear among Nikkei Brazilians that we are “Japanese in Brazil” and “Brazilians in Ja…

Edson Hiroshi Aoki • Aug. 10, 2021

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Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
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Japanese Christians in Chicago
Chapter 4: Misaki Shimazu and The JYMCI at 747 E. 36th Street
In 1917, Shimazu visited the New York Japanese community to secure funding to purchase the property…

Takako Day • Aug. 8, 2021

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Chicago Illinois Japanese Christians Misaki Shimazu United States
Chicago Illinois Japanese Christians Misaki Shimazu United States
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Japanese Christians in Chicago
Chapter 3: Misaki Shimazu and the JYMCI
The Japanese YMCA that Shimazu had taken over in 1908 had yet to realize its mission, which was to …

Takako Day • Aug. 1, 2021

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Chicago Illinois Japanese Christians Misaki Shimazu United States
Chicago Illinois Japanese Christians Misaki Shimazu United States
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Japanese Christians in Chicago
Chapter 1: Introduction
It is well known that prewar Chicago had no “Japan town.” Was it simply because the Jap…

Takako Day • July 18, 2021

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Buddhism Chicago Christianity Christians generations Illinois immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese migration religion religions United States
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Japanese Christians in the Sawtelle district of Los Angeles
Most Japanese language schools in Los Angeles, established by Issei nearly a century ago, have the …

Shigeharu Higashi • Oct. 21, 2016

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California Christianity Christians Gisuke Sakamoto Herbert Nicholson Japanese language schools Japantowns language schools Los Angeles Methodists Sawtelle United States West Los Angeles
California Christianity Christians Gisuke Sakamoto Herbert Nicholson Japanese language schools Japantowns language schools Los Angeles Methodists Sawtelle United States West Los Angeles
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Reflections on My Visit to Nagasaki—a City of Peace and Culture
I’m not sure why I hesitated about traveling to Nagasaki when my mother and husband first dis…

Carolyn Kamii • Aug. 9, 2016

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atomic bomb Christianity Christians Japan Kyushu Nagasaki (city) Nagasaki Peace Park Nagasaki Prefecture travel World War II
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