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Read Part 4 (1) >> In 1938, Aiji Tashiro was recruited as a faculty member at Appalachian St…

Greg Robinson • March 5, 2024

The Redress Origins of the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown: A Conversation with Susan Hayase and Tom Izu

Carp flags (koinobori) are floating in front of me, their mouths open. Tanzaku are fluttering in …

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 20, 2021

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Sites of Shame Traces the Paths of Japanese Americans Forced into Camps During WWII

Joe Yasutake was only nine years old when his father was apprehended by the FBI and interned as an …

Natasha Varner • Aug. 15, 2021

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Irene Hirano Inouye: A Personal Reflection

On April 7, 2020, I heard that Irene Hirano Inouye, a member of Delta Phi Kappa in the mid-60s, p…

Janice D. Tanaka • July 22, 2020

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Cabaret singer/writer Toshi Cappuccino

Based in New York, Tosi Cappuccino performs solo cabaret shows all over the world. He came out as g…

Hitomi Kato • March 3, 2020

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History Meets Hi-tech with East of the Rockies

TORONTO — University of British Columbia student Anne Canute has fond memories of her grandmo…

Kelly Fleck • June 12, 2019

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The Sound of the Japanese Diaspora: An Interview with G Yamazawa

When you first hear G Yamazawa you instantly want to bob your head while carefully listening to his…

Sonia C. Gomez • April 16, 2019

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Rock and Roll and Ramen: Lessons in Appropriation vs Appreciation

My friends (and anyone who follows my social media “food porn” photos) know that I&rsqu…

Gil Asakawa • April 27, 2018

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Taking Tacoma's Japantown Online

“I live on the edge of Tacoma’s historic Nihonmachi and as I crossed it on my way to …

Tamiko Nimura • Dec. 12, 2017

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Come Out First – Imperial Valley’s Winter Harvest

To create the farming oasis called the Imperial Valley, in 1901 water from the Colorado River was d…

Tim Asamen • Jan. 10, 2017

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