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Local people in Hawai‘i might not know her last name, but mostly everybody recognizes her f…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Feb. 6, 2024

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The Eternal Beauty of DECO Clay Art

DECO Clay Craft Academy Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary* In life, finding your way on a path is no…

Lois Kajiwara • Jan. 10, 2024

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Sake to me, baby

Nancy Matsumoto readily admits she’s a lightweight when drinking alcohol. “It’s i…

Gil Asakawa • June 30, 2022

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Interview: KOBO, the protector of Japantown, Vinco Bisbee

KOBO at Higo (hereafter referred to as KOBO) started as an art gallery and shop in 2004 and is quic…

Kana Furukawa • Nov. 29, 2019

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Sewing Lessons

My mom and I discovered the Japanese fabric store together two years ago. Under a blue awning, in a…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Sept. 21, 2016

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Wabi-Sabi Stitches: Sanae Ishida’s Path to Sewing Happiness

“I’d like to think that this isn’t your typical sewing book,” says Nikkei…

Tamiko Nimura • May 11, 2016

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2014 Sakura Matsuri @ Brookline High School

Today [May 10, 2014] was the third annual Sakura Matsuri at Brookline High School. For the past two…

Keiko K. • Sept. 23, 2014

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A card, a pin, and a painting: Crafts from Japanese American internment camps

As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Project Assistant of the National Museum of Ameri…

Christy Wallover • June 12, 2014

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For a Sister Getting Married: Senbazuru—1000 Cranes

“What are those?”I’m staying overnight with my daughter and her friends on a fiel…

Tamiko Nimura • June 28, 2013

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Kokeshi

Everybody has a favorite Japanese doll, but the luxurious kimekomi seem the most popular, with the …

Edward Moreno • Nov. 22, 2010

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