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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

  • By multiple authors
  • 15 Dec 2016 - 20 Jul 2017

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column is a space for the Nikkei community to share stories through diverse writings on culture ...
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Canadian Nikkei Series

  • By Norm Masaji Ibuki
  • 13 Mar 2014 - 19 Jul 2017

The inspiration for this new Canadian Nikkei interview series is the observance that the gulf between the pre-WW2 Japanese Canadian ...
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My Name is Neal

  • By Neal Yamamoto
  • 24 Nov 2007 - 15 Jul 2017

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent.
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Tessaku

  • By Emiko Tsuchida
  • 19 Dec 2016 - 13 Jul 2017

Tessaku was the name of a short-lived magazine published at the Tule Lake concentration camp during World War II. It ...
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Nikkei Chronicles #6: Itadakimasu 2!: Another Taste of Nikkei Culture

  • By multiple authors
  • 1 Jun 2017 - 5 Jul 2017

In response to popular demand, we are bringing back Nikkei Chronicles’ most popular and beloved theme: food! Itadakimasu 2! Another ...
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As You Like It

  • By Naomi Hirahara
  • 4 Sep 2016 - 4 Jul 2017

Kaori, 26, is part of an okonomiyaki family dynasty in Hiroshima. A regional specialty, okonomiyaki, literally meaning “as you iike ...
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Sawtelle Stories: On the Naming of “Sawtelle Japantown”

  • By Yukikazu Nagashima
  • 25 Aug 2016 - 17 Mar 2017

In 2015, the Sawtelle neighborhood in West Los Angeles was officially named “Sawtelle Japantown” with approval from the Los Angeles ...
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

  • By multiple authors
  • 18 Mar 2011 - 10 Mar 2017

In Japanese, kizuna means strong emotional bonds. This series shares stories about Nikkei individual and/or community reaction and perspectives ...
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Nikkei View

  • By Gil Asakawa
  • 3 Dec 2009 - 31 Jan 2017

This series presents selections from Gil Asakawa’s “Nikkei View: The Asian American Blog,” which presents a Japanese American perspective ...
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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

  • By Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
  • 7 May 2014 - 14 Dec 2016

My mother taught me how to fold when I was a kid, and I've been folding ever since. Origami ...
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Nikkei Heritage

  • By multiple authors
  • 29 Sep 2005 - 19 Oct 2016

This series republishes selected articles from Nikkei Heritage, the quarterly journal of the National Japanese American Historical Society in San ...
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Nikkei Chronicles #5: Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture

  • By multiple authors
  • 1 Jun 2016 - 6 Oct 2016

Arigato, baka, sushi, benjo, and shoyu—how often have you used these words? In an informal survey conducted in 2010 ...
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Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest III

  • By multiple authors
  • 12 Sep 2016 - 3 Oct 2016

The Little Tokyo Historical Society’s third short story contest has concluded with more creative stories related to the Little ...
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Death of an Origamist

  • By Naomi Hirahara
  • 4 Aug 2015 - 4 Jul 2016

Sachi Yamane, an emergency room nurse, escapes the pressure of life-and-death situations through the precise and calming world of origami ...
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A true story “Brides in America”

  • By Keiko Fukuda
  • 30 Jun 2016 - 1 Jul 2016

This series traces back the life stories of women in a wide range of generations from a Japanese woman who ...
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Voices of the Volunteers: The Building Blocks of the Japanese American National Museum

  • By Chris Komai,  The Rafu Shimpo
  • 2 Nov 2015 - 27 Jun 2016

This series introduces the experiences of the volunteers at the Japanese American National Museum from the book Voices of the ...
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A Yonsei's Reflections...

  • By Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda
  • 5 Jan 2007 - 31 Mar 2016

Vicky Murakami-Tsuda is the Communications Production Manager for the Japanese American National Museum. She is a “self-proclaimed” yonsei from Southern ...
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Nanka Nikkei Voices

  • By multiple authors
  • 26 Oct 2010 - 15 Mar 2016

Nanka Nikkei Voices (NNV) is a publication of the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California. Nanka means “Southern California ...
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II

  • By Grant Din
  • 17 Mar 2015 - 10 Nov 2015

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), thanks in large part to a grant from the Japanese American Confinement Sites program ...
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Nikkei Chronicles #4: Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values

  • By multiple authors
  • 18 Jun 2015 - 19 Oct 2015

Nikkei family roles and traditions are unique because they have evolved over many generations, based on various social, political, and ...