culture en

An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Asking for Directions

When you’re driving and you’ve lost your way, what do you do? A. Keep driving until you see something familiar. B. Consult the ...

education ja

海を渡った日本の教育

第8回　子どもと教員の生活世界（2）

サンパウロ市在住のYT氏（1933年生まれ）は、日系二世の建築家で、筆者の大切な友人の一人だ ...

culture en

Graduation

I really can’t believe it’s all over. 3 long months, and I feel like it just washed away in the quick shower I ...

identity pt

The year of a Brazilian across the world

Capítulo 5: Lembranças de Hiroshima

Quando cheguei na estação de trem de Hiroshima, senti-me realizada por estar ali. Há muito tempo, guardava a vontade de conhecer essa região ...

community ja

日本文化に夢中：日本の伝統文化を極める“ガイジン”さんに、その魅力を聞くシリーズ

第５回　「禅宗寺初のアメリカ人僧侶として」 - ラング明心師

南カリフォルニアの日系社会において、四季折々の祭事会場として、また生け花や茶道など日本文化を学ぶ教室を運営していることで馴染みがあるのが、 リトルトーキョーの禅宗寺である。曹洞宗の北米拠点として開山された禅宗寺の87年の歴史の中で ...

culture en

Creating a Fresh Look at Kokeshi

Two curators + three sections + over 110 artists + more than 300 art pieces. Combining these many and varied parts into a single museum exhibition, Kokeshi: From ...

identity en

My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #101 Degrees and Climbing: "Fevered Scribblin's..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, 4 Things I Hate About the Flu!! Check back ...

culture en

Japanese American National Museum Store Online

The Rhythms of Life: Shasta Taiko

“This woman came up to me and said, ‘I don’t know why, but I just burst out crying when you were playing taiko,’” Jeanne ...

culture en

Margaret Kasahara

Kokeshi dolls, believed to have originated in the Tohoku region of Japan, are viewed as one of the country’s most treasured folk arts. The ...

education en

Don Nakanishi: The Roots of an Asian American Studies Visionary

After 20 years as director of the University of California, Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies Center (AASC), Professor Don Nakanishi retired from his tenure in ...