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Nisei on his father’s side and Sansei on his mother’s, Tadashi Gabriel Nishihira Katsur…

Tatiana Maebuchi • March 26, 2024

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Aiko Yamada: Eisa to Remember Peru

Aiko Yamada Yoshimoto grew up in Lima, Peru, but her connection to traditional eisa dance of Okinaw…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Feb. 22, 2024

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My Japanese Canadian New Year

When Lunar New Year celebrations are underway, I often get asked if I celebrate Lunar New Year. I l…

Lorene Oikawa • Feb. 19, 2024

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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage

Tea ceremony: When everyday life becomes art

Every time I look at Japan, something always surprises me, from the aesthetic shape of its geograph…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Nov. 1, 2023

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How Do Nikkei Living in Japan Spend Their New Year?

In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, u…

Mike Omoto • Jan. 1, 2023

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Douglas Mitsuyuki Ito is the Creator of a Network that Connects Young Nikkei from All Over Brazil

On the paternal side, his great-grandfather’s parents came from the Hokkaido Prefecture and h…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Aug. 30, 2022

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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community

Umeshu: Drinking Past and Present

Every summer I drive to the local Japanese markets to look for them—the small, green ume that…

Cody Uyeda • July 11, 2022

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Seeing New Years with New Eyes

If Japanese Americans have a Norman Rockwell holiday, oshogatsu is it. Instead of someone serving …

Norio Umezu Hall • Jan. 1, 2022

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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Geta, giri and going to Japan

My mother, Naomi Boese (née Taguchi), grew up in Tsuyama, Okayama-ken, Japan. Her mother was…

Joanna Boese • Oct. 11, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Baachan’s Beloved Gyoza

I don’t have many vivid memories of my childhood, but I remember that day well. I don’t…

Marina Yukawa • Oct. 4, 2021

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Kariyushi Eisá Daiko—The Group Preserves and Disseminates Okinawa’s Cultural Legacy