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The Students Protesting For Their High School History Curriculum Are Fighting For JAs, Too
Gil Asakawa
I grew up as part of a generation that found our collective voice in protest, for African American civil rights, against the war in Vietnam, and to advocate for women’s and LGBT rights and Asian American studies.
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If You Have These Things You Must Be JA
Gil Asakawa
All the Japanese Americans I know have all sorts of ways to show their cultural roots. It may not be evident when you meet them, but the signs are there, in their homes.
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Growing Up with Stinky, Slimy, Altogether Wonderful Japanese Food
Gil Asakawa
I’m a foodie. Everyone knows this. I write about food, I take photos of food everywhere I dine, I love to cook, and I love food from everywhere. One of my personal rules has always been if someone, somewhere in the world eats it, I’m willing to try it…at least …
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Godzilla, the world’s most famous Japanese American
Gil Asakawa
Although Hollywood has been making monster movies since the original 1933 King Kong, the monster with the most staying power and screen incarnations didn’t come out of California, but from Tokyo.
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Why Asian Americans hate hearing “Where are you from?”
Gil Asakawa
This has been a good week for sometimes contentious but bracing conversations on Facebook. The latest one started when I posted a link to an excellent Forbes article by Ruchika Tulshyan titled “‘Where Are You From?’ And Other Big Networking Racial Faux Pas”
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When JAs say “camp” they’re not talking about summer camp
Gil Asakawa
It’s a rite of greeting among older Japanese Americans. I’ve seen it happen over and over—one JA is introduced to another, and if they’re old enough, the first question they ask of each other is, “what camp were you at?”
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Seeing “Snow Falling on Cedars” on Pearl Harbor Day underscored its message
Gil Asakawa
Many Japanese Americans who’ve grown up since World War II—myself included—dreaded December 7 every year. As kids (and sometimes as adults) we’ve been taunted with hateful calls to “Go home, Jap!,” “Go back where you came from!,” and the classic, “Remember Pearl Harbor!”
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Nagomi Visit introduces Japanese culture to visitors through home-cooked meals
Gil Asakawa
There’s no getting around it: one of the most reliable ways to generate international friendship and cultural understanding is through the stomach.
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The Ai Kuwabara Trio Project brought a delicious taste of Japanese jazz to Denver
Gil Asakawa
We recently were privileged to enjoy a concert of contemporary jazz by a vibrant young group from Japan, the Ai Kuwabara Trio Project. Simply put, the combo rocked the joint at the King Center for the Performing Arts at the Auraria campus. The auditorium was full for the free performance, …
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“Hawaii Five-0” airs powerful episode about Pearl Harbor & imprisonment of Japanese Americans during WWII
Gil Asakawa
We’re fans of the CBS series “Hawaii Five-0” for lots of reasons, including the fact that it’s a showcase for Asian and Pacific Islander actors such as Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, and the entertaining “bromance” relationship between Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and Danny “Danno” Williams (Scott Caan).