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Yoemon Shinmasu – My Grandfather’s Life in Seattle

This is a series on the life of Yoemon Shinmasu, an Issei immigrant from a small fishing village in Yamaguchi …

Ikuo Shinmasu • June 26, 2019 - May 27, 2020

A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Takeshi (Tak) Matsuba

This series tells the life history of Takeshi (‘Tak’) Matsuba, a second-generation Japanese Canadian born in Vancouver to immigrants from …

Stan Kirk • March 9, 2020 - April 20, 2020

Young Nikkei Cooker

Nikkei gastronomy in Peru has a long tradition that young chefs have been investigating. In this series we will learn …

Asociación Peruano Japonesa +1 • Nov. 1, 2019 - Feb. 21, 2020

A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Kazuko Makihara

This series presents the life history of Kazuko Makihara, a second-generation Japanese Canadian who was born and raised near Vancouver …

Stan Kirk • Oct. 25, 2019 - Nov. 22, 2019

Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

The word “hero” can mean different things to different people. For this series, we have explored the idea of a …

Marco Carrasco Villanueva +27 • May 7, 2019 - Oct. 18, 2019

Killer Roll

Maki Mitchell, one of the few female Japanese chefs in the world, works at Yudai’s Corner, a sushi bar in …

Naomi Hirahara • Oct. 4, 2018 - Sept. 4, 2019

Observing Nikkei journalists

Nikkei journalists from different generations tell us about their experience as professionals in this field, their reflections on Nikkei identity …

Javier García Wong-Kit • April 10, 2019 - Aug. 14, 2019

6th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

The Little Tokyo Historical Society’s sixth-short story contest concluded with an Awards Reception held on the evening of Thursday, April 18, …

Austen Lock +2 • May 17, 2019 - May 31, 2019

Japanese Migrants facing Criminal Justice in Mexico

This series addresses cases of Japanese migrants in Mexico who had to face criminal justice. The description of the accusations …

Carlos Uscanga +1 • April 29, 2019 - May 20, 2019

The 150th Anniversary of Wakamatsu Colony, the First Japanese American Settlement on the North American Frontier

It was 150 years ago that the first Japanese settlers arrived on the American mainland, establishing the first Japanese colony …

Junko Yoshida • March 18, 2019 - May 8, 2019

5th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

The Little Tokyo Historical Society’s fifth-short story contest concluded with an Awards Reception held on the evening of Thursday, April 19, …

Madeline Parga +2 • April 17, 2019 - May 1, 2019

Kibalamba in the Land of Samba! ~The 100-Year History of Brazilian Amami Immigration~

In 1918, the "Amami women" began to migrate en masse to Brazil from the Amami Islands, located between Kagoshima and …

Saori Kato • Feb. 4, 2019 - March 11, 2019

Wakako Yamauchi - Japanese American Soul

Wakako Yamauchi, who died in August 2018 at age 93, was a Nisei playwright whose most celebrated work, And the …

Ross M. Levine • Jan. 11, 2019 - Feb. 15, 2019

Hapa Music is Black and Brown

“Hapa Music is Black and Brown” is a blog series that looks at the racial politics of multicultural Japanese American …

Sonia C. Gomez • Jan. 29, 2019 - Jan. 29, 2019

The Life History of a Japanese Canadian Child Exile: Mikio Ibuki

This series is about the life history of Mikio Ibuki, a second generation Nikkei who was born in Vancouver. He …

Stan Kirk • Nov. 26, 2018 - Jan. 7, 2019

Japanese American Family History in Seattle

This series explores the family histories of Japanese Americans living in Seattle. Two Seattle University students, Minami Hasegawa and Sharon …

Minami Hasegawa • May 28, 2018 - Dec. 26, 2018

Special roundtable discussion: What should the fourth generation visa be like? - As a framework for developing human resources who will lead the future of Japan-Brazil exchange -

If the fourth-generation visa is a success and fifth and sixth generation Japanese are able to come to Japan to …

Masayuki Fukasawa • Sept. 17, 2018 - Nov. 26, 2018

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