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Among specialists in Japanese American history, few have made such an enduring contribution as Arthur Hansen. While his work as a longtime scholar and activist is …
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Read Part 1 >> One Sansei told me when he went to Japan, he was delighted to see that there were all kinds of Japanese: …
I had long thought that I and probably most Japanese Americans of my generation were mental cripples, but I could not define with any precision …
It has been more than three decades since In Search of Hiroshi was published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company. Much has changed since then, …
Until recently, the history of Japanese Americans was documented almost wholly by looking at the WWII years. Whether they were seen as victims of forced …
When oral historian Shanna Farrell began interviewing descendants of Japanese Americans incarcerated by the U.S. during World War II, she didn’t make any assumptions. “They …
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“Anti-Chinese sentiment is on the rise yet again, especially since 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic, and with it a dramatic increase in anti-Asian violence. Fanned …
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I drew this cartoon in May 1995, Hideo Nomo’s first season as a Dodger. All those years ago, it struck me that besides being a …
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Read Part 1 >> Sharing stories, photos, and gifts Junichi-sama brought us to a room he’d specially prepared for our meeting, with pictures of his …
*The below is an update of Shey's family history, which was written in 2021. The email header read, “I’ve found your family.” I think I …
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