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Barely coming from the mushroom of 1945, my maternal and paternal grandparents. Dreaming of new adv…

Tereza Yamashita • Nov. 15, 2023

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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> When I arrived at The Plaza, I found Aunt Emiko watching a game show on…

Alden M. Hayashi • June 29, 2023

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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 1

Author’s note: After my mother had passed and my brothers and I were cleaning out her house, …

Alden M. Hayashi • June 28, 2023

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Facts and curiosities about Brazilian Nikkei names

Is your name compound? You can spell it? Do you only have a last name? These are some of the questi…

Tatiana Maebuchi • May 10, 2023

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Vini Taguchi: A Civil Engineer for Social Justice—Part 1

Vinicius “Vini” Taguchi personifies the cross cultural, interconnected reach of today&r…

Esther Newman • July 27, 2022

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Journal Entry #25-to-Life: "Miscellaneous Monikers..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 4, 2022

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Woman’s Starring Role on TV Show Contradicts Negative Stereotypes of Asians

The competent no-nonsense character Keiko Elizabeth plays on Showtime’s hit television show C…

John Sammon • Oct. 29, 2021

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My Story (Once Again)

I was orphaned in my 60’s. I do not have the luxury of that place Robert Frost describes: &ls…

yk miyazaki • May 17, 2021

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Journal Entry #At Least Since 1968: "Name Dropping..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 8, 2020

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The Japanese name "Sujiro"?! One of the characters in Menimo Maluquinho (Boy Marquinho) b…

Shigeru Kojima • Nov. 21, 2018

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