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ニッケイを見いだす：詩のコラム

Homeland

This month we feature Suma Yagi, an 89-year-old Nisei based in Seattle whose family was sent to Minidoka during World War II, and Toshi Washizu ...

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For the Sake of the Ancestors and the Children: The “Small But Mighty” Work of the Camp Harmony Committee

Every September, thousands of people “do the Puyallup.” For Washington State residents it’s an opportunity to visit the State Fairgrounds, ride the rollercoasters, listen ...

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Experiencing Seattle Opera’s An American Dream

The lights flicker once, and people begin to move from the lobby into a long line. “Why all this drama?” the White woman behind me ...

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To Be or Not To Be American: The Truth About Tule Lake Concentration Camp - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Besides resistance to their being imprisoned and refusing army service, were there ever any acts of “disloyalty”/terrorism ever committed by these ...

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To Be or Not To Be American: The Truth About Tule Lake Concentration Camp - Part 1

“We (Tule Lake internees) never had a crisis of loyalty…we had a crisis of faith in our government.” —Dr. Satsuki Ina, speaking at a ...

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It’s Not Just About History: Visiting the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

It’s hard to describe the shock of recognition when sepia history meets full-color present, when they can align so precisely. That’s one of ...

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Interview with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga 

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga is still a ball of fire at 89 years old. She was born in Sacramento, California, a Nisei (second generation Japanese). Her parents ...

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Nikkei Agriculture in Orange County, California, the Masuda Farm Family, and the American Way of Redressing Racism - Part 4 of 6

Read part 3 >> By late December of 1941, the armed services ceased accepting Japanese Americans either as volunteers or draftees, even though the Selective Service ...

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Book Review: PRISONS AND PATRIOTS: Japanese American Wartime Citizenship, Civil Disobedience, and Historical Memory

Prisons and Patriots is Cherstin Lyon’s first book. Its publication catapults Professor Lyon, a historian at California State University, San Bernardino, into the ranks ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry # 2/19/1942: "Other Days of Infamy..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "Why FDR Avoids Jefferson and Madison..." Check back every ...