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Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo fete…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 8, 2024

Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1

One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

The Man Who Was Yonekawa: Part II—From Japan to Peru

Read Part 1 >> In June 1938, Urbain-Marie Cloutier/Yonekawa was sent to Peru. During…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 3, 2024

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The Man Who Was Yonekawa: Part I—From Quebec to Japan

During the early years of the 20th century, Japanese immigrants to the West Coast of Canada, like t…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 2, 2024

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The Legacy of Isamu Tashiro: Nisei from Hawaii in Chicago

Chapter 3—For Young Nisei and Their Future

Read Part 2 >> Inspiring Young Nisei One of Tashiro’s most important conce…

Takako Day • Dec. 24, 2023

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An Inquiry into the Kibei-Nisei ‘Diasporic Experiences’

I feel a close kinship with this remarkable book by Michael R. Jin. In 2013, I was privileged to re…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Aug. 1, 2023

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Chapter 13 (Part 1)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues

In the last chapter, I discussed Japanese language schools. This chapter features the issues o…

Ikuo Shinmasu • June 11, 2023

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No. 28: The Identity of Japanese Nationality

Japanese people remaining in the Philippines file lawsuit What is the definition of "Japanese-…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 12, 2023

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Of Inomatas and Kingis: The Story of a Remarkable Family

If ever there was an award offered for the most remarkable Japanese American family saga, one for…

Greg Robinson • March 30, 2023

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Only in America

Mom became quite a businesswoman after Papa passed away in October 1948 after a ten-month illness c…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Feb. 22, 2023

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 2