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Alejandro Yoshizawa: Crossing Oceans + Cultures in All Our Father’s Relations

How you identify culturally is almost an internal dialogue with yourself. But an eye-opener for me while making All Our Father’s Relations was how ...

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Catching Up With Tad Nakamura

I had a chance to sit down and talk with filmmaker Tad Nakamura about his newest documentary Mele Murals and its L.A. Premiere, co-presented ...

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Documentarian Greg Chaney: Honoring Juneau’s Japanese Community Unjustly Incarcerated during World War II

“There were no Japanese Americans left in Juneau at that time. It was a moment when this community came together in an act of quiet ...

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Honor and Sacrifice: Revealing Roy Matsumoto’s Story

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. They are found in our local communities, schools, and workplaces. And sometimes their stories make it to the ...

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Film: Reiko's Hina Dolls

“It’s 1935. A Japanese family making their start in Canada receives a special gift from the country they left behind—a beautiful set of ...

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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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Canadian Nikkei Series

Junji Nishihata: Following Jesse’s Path - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>Quebecers seem to have a special relationship and interest with Japanese culture. Is this something that you recognize too? Quebec is the ...

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Canadian Nikkei Series

Junji Nishihata: Following Jesse’s Path - Part 1

When I reflect on why I have been involved as a writer with the Japanese Canadian community for almost 25 years now, I really have ...

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Be Strong

Be strong, be gentle, be beautiful. In judo you need strength of mind, body, and soul. I don’t mean beauty in the external sense ...