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Quarter Life Identity Crisis

My quarter life identity crisis began out of nowhere on the late night G train back to Bedford Stuyvesent. Four stops away from my apartment ...

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Japanese American National Museum Store Online

October Moments: Celebrating the History of Nisei Baseball

With spring season in bloom, the timeless beauty and classic traditions of another baseball season takes center stage on fields across America. As a young ...

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Growing Up Japanese in the South

“Tazuko, don’t marry him! He’s an American!” My grandma’s father was very against her marrying my grandpa, an American GI. It had ...

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Through the Fire - Sharing Redress Stories

The following article was written in response to The Community Day of Remembrance, an annual public program held at the Japanese American National Museum on ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #WTF1?: "Pimpin' Product..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal puts a spotlight on some of the strange ...

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Little Momo in the Big Apple

Half vs. Double: Hybrid Mathematics

My mother is Japanese American, and my father is African American.According to this equation, most would assert that this fact makes me exactly one-half ...

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Aman Nagamiyura: Uchinanchu Diaspora Blues

I was honored to be part of the panel discussion on “Okinawans and their Global Networks” at the Japanese American National Museum on March 1 ...

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Enduring Communities

Japanese Americans in Texas

Texas is a large state with a diverse population. Although Texans of Japanese ancestry have never been large in number, they have nonetheless made big ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #...um... 4 Somethin' or other...or 6...5?...

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week: Maybe Neal should try some ginkgo biloba... Check back ...

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A Nikkei Pioneer in the City of Roses: Hanhichi Wakiji - Part 2

>> Part 1Together, Hanhichi and Taeno raised six children, the Nisei generation (second generation). They were: Masa (born October 26, 1912), James Hajime (born July 11 ...