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Lament in the Night, translated by Andrew Leong

The Tale of Osato is an astonishing fable of pre-war Los Angeles, whose protagonist is a determined young Issei who works herself to the point ...

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Two Urban Subcultures Meet in the Art of Gajin Fujita

Five Japanese courtesans, their kimono sliding unashamedly off their shoulders in the heat, look on in alarm at their companion who has collapsed on the ...

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Common Grains

Common Grains is a Japanese food and culture project that started in my home kitchen a couple of years ago, and until this year, it ...

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A Bittersweet Tribute - Plaza in Little Tokyo dedicated for Mikawaya's Frances Hashimoto

It was a bittersweet gathering that took place on Thursday, November 19, 2012 for the dedication of Frances K. Hashimoto Plaza in Little Tokyo. Hashimoto ...

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Collective Future

Mi experiencia Little Tokyo, Los Angeles

Siempre un viaje es emocionante porque los lugares nuevos son motivadores por muchísimas razones: productos desconocidos para consumir, atracciones turísticas y para entretenimiento ...

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ニッケイ物語 #1 — いただきます！ニッケイ食文化を味わう

Elsie Kikuchi’s J-Town

I’ve been driven by food all my life. My chubbiness, which I’ve never been able to shake all my life, can be attributed ...

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The JABA Legacy Project: Pioneering Jurists in the Nikkei Community

Judge Vincent Okamoto: Fighting for Justice - Part 2

Rear Part 1 >> Law School It was in Vietnam that Okamoto first started thinking about the rule of law, and the lack thereof around him ...

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The JABA Legacy Project: Pioneering Jurists in the Nikkei Community

Judge Vincent Okamoto: Fighting for Justice - Part 1

“I was in a position in Vietnam—to be in an arena where men with guns made the rules. And there really wasn’t anything ...

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The JABA Legacy Project: Pioneering Jurists in the Nikkei Community

Justice Kathryn Doi Todd: Redefining Possibilities

“Are you related to Mia Doi Todd?”So asks Akira Boch, one of the Japanese American National Museum’s videographers, as he and Jenni Nakamura ...

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Kizuna’s Youth CAN Program: Investing in the Future of Little Tokyo

On a summer evening in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo, the yelling and antics of 27-year-old Craig Ishii and 24-year-old Kristin Fukushima fill the courtyard of ...