Herencia Nikkei
Esta serie vuelve a publicar artículos seleccionados de Nikkei Heritage , la revista trimestral de la Sociedad Histórica Nacional Japonesa Estadounidense en San Francisco, CA. Los números proporcionan un análisis oportuno y una visión de las múltiples facetas de la experiencia japonés-estadounidense. NJAHS ha sido una organización participante en Discover Nikkei desde diciembre de 2004.
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Historias de Esta Serie
Plate Lunch: The Original Fusion Cuisine
31 de mayo de 2011 • Alec Yoshio MacDonald
Folks from Hawai‘i will tell you: plate lunch starts with two scoops rice and one scoop mac salad. Atop this starchy base, go ahead and pile on any protein-heavy fare you want, just don’t skimp on salt or grease. Glistening slices of beef teriyaki, crunchy chunks of chicken katsu, gristly chains of short rib, golden slabs of mahi mahi, viscous pools of sumptuous stew, fried heaps of hot dog, SPAM, or egg—it’s all game. If the mood strikes you, pour …
Yoshiko Wada
30 de noviembre de 2010 • Patricia Wakida
“When my two sisters and I were younger, we lived in my maternal grandparents’ home in Tokyo....In those summer months, we could hardly wait to finish supper so that we could put on our yukata and run outdoors to participate in the folk dance practice sessions for the Obon Odori festival....All three sisters wore fabric with the same design motif because our three yukata were made out of two bolts of cloth. We needed Grandmother Tsuru’s help to put on …
An American in Europe
17 de junio de 2010 • Sheridan Tatsuno
What is it like to be a Japanese American in Europe, far from one’s family and origins? How does it feel mingling mostly with Caucasians in their culture and language? Since the summer of 1966, I have lived, studied, and worked in numerous European countries. My experience has been very positive, a nice compliment to my years of studies and professional work in Japan, Asia and Latin America. While Europe is the source of our political, religious and educational systems, …
Applying ‘Wa’ as an Activist Provider
12 de mayo de 2010 • Tooru Nemoto
Since I came to this county in 1978, I learned a lot about the protection of equal rights, affirmative action, and civil rights. In Japan, I had participated in student movements in late 60’s and early 70’s and raised my voice against the Vietnam War, unequal treatment of ethnic Koreans and other minority people in Japan, environmental pollution, and corrupt Japanese government systems and big corporations. However, I was always part of the majority there and had never been treated …
Doug Kagawa: Scoring Points for Character
11 de marzo de 2010 • Masao Ito Taylor
Since 1977, Doug Kagawa has worked as head coach of varsity basketball at Albany High School in Albany, CA. In speaking with him, I learned a high school coach is motivated by the sport, the students, and the constant quest to create the chemistry that makes a winning team. Kagawa began playing in the “C” level basketball league in sixth grade, although officially he wasn’t supposed to start until seventh grade. He played basketball all the way through school and …
When Gila Fought Heart Mountain
26 de febrero de 2010 • Tetsuo Furokawa
More than 62 years ago, in September 1944, a baseball series pitted Gila River and Heart Mountain internment camps. It now seems like ancient history, but it’s amazing how such an obscure sports event can be so indelibly etched in one’s memory. I turned 17 years old just a month prior to the series. The passage of time has surely blurred out many details. However, I will endeavor to do my utmost to shed some light on those games as …
