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I Was Drafted into the Mie Kenjinkai Army

On June 3, 1989, I married Shirley Takigawa and unknowingly, I became a permanent member of the Mie Kenjinkai. My family was originally from Yamaguchi ...

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Community Connections: Aihara Insurance’s 61-Year Commitment to Little Tokyo

Upon his return to Little Tokyo after World War II, veteran Luis K. Aihara found the community much changed. Though his own family had been ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #10(w) To 5(n) To ?: "No Kryptonite Allowed..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Super-Urbanite! Check back every weekend for subsequent entries...

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

Not All Jungle

A far cry from its perception as a jungle outpost, Belém is a modern port city on the Amazon River. On this day in ...

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日本語を習い始める大人の日系人たち（後編）

＞＞前編ロサンゼルスの日系社会を取材していると、３世の方々が日系社会で活躍されていることに気付く。今回もベニスのジャパニーズ･コミュニティ･セン ...

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

The Aihara Family

Doug Aihara, a third generation Japanese American, considers his family to be a “J-town family.” When he lived in Boyle Heights as a child, he ...

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移住地の文化活動　発行物にみる社会の変遷

サンフアン移住地は、1955年に最初の入植者らが足を踏み入れてから、今年で54年になる。日本国内における50年の歴史は、昭和から平成を迎 ...

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The Invaluable Opportunities Afforded by Actively Taking Part in a Kenjinkai

The mere mention of Kagoshima Kenjinkai brings back a flood of memories. I remember association dinners at San Kwo Low Chinese Restaurant on the second ...

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

The Little Tokyo Café: A Family Business

Mitsuko Minohara is the owner of the cozy Little Tokyo Café located at 116 N. San Pedro Street in Los Angeles. Mitsuko is a second-generation ...

identity en

My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #(3x2(9YZ)4A): "Watching The Watchers of Watchmen"

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Superheros or Supernuts? Check back every weekend for subsequent ...