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We Are Not Strangers—A Story of a Sephardic Jew and His Japanese American Neighbor
Japanese Americans have heard about how non-Japanese helped some JA families during World War II. O…

Pamela A. Okano • April 19, 2024

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communities fiction graphic novels Jews Josh Tuininga Seattle United States Washington We are Not Strangers (book) World War II
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Kim Weiskopf: Comedy Writer
The late television writer/producer Norman Lear, who died in 2023 at the age of 101, has been celeb…

Greg Robinson • Feb. 2, 2024

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authors comedy communication Eileen Ito Weiskopf information theory Jewish Japanese Americans Kim Weiskopf producers racially mixed people sociology telecommunication television writers
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Sugihara – An Honest to Goodness Japanese Hero
I think we apply the word “hero” all too loosely, to many who may not deserve such a la…

Bill Watanabe • Jan. 26, 2024

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Chiune Sugihara diplomacy international relations Japan Jews Lithuania righteous gentiles in the Holocaust
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On Being Jew-ish
Recently, I did a memorial piece for Nichi Bei on my late friend Franklin Odo, a Hawaii-born Sansei…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 22, 2024

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Greg Robinson identity intergroup relations Japanese Americans Jews psychology social interaction
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How Going Backward Helped Me Move Forward
After being born and raised in the Black American community, years ago I had the opportunity to con…

Tuney-Tosheia P. McDaniels • Jan. 6, 2022

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African Americans Bukharan-Jewish genetics Japan
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Japanese slaves and Jews who came to South America in the 16th century - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> The owner of the Asian Japanese youth is also a New Christian. Looking back, i…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Feb. 4, 2021

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16th century Jews Portuguese language slavery
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Japanese slaves and Jews who came to South America in the 16th century - Part 1
A sensational article ran on BBC Brazil. The article is in Portuguese and is titled " The His…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Feb. 3, 2021

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16th century Jews Portuguese language slavery
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Long-time Gone: Toronto’s J-Town - Part 1
Though not widely acknowledged, J-Town Toronto did exist. Very little of it can be found today and,…

Terry Watada • Dec. 26, 2019

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Canada communities Japanese Canadians Japantowns Jews Ontario Toronto
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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Caring and Helping Others
Chohichi Tanaka left Itoshima in Fukuoka, Japan in the early 1900s looking for a better life. He de…

Don Tanaka • Aug. 8, 2017

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442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces Boyle Heights California communities Discover Nikkei food Itadakimasu 2 (series) Jews Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nikkei Chronicles (series) prewar retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
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Japanese Diplomat and “Visas for Life”
Gratitude to Chiune Sugihara from Mr. Leo Melamed, honorary chairman of CME Group Leo Melamed, H…

Akari Terouchi • June 2, 2017

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Chiune Sugihara Jews Lithuania Visas for Life (book) World War II
Chiune Sugihara Jews Lithuania Visas for Life (book) World War II
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