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コウジのコラム

What am I?

I did Kendo (Japanese sword fighting) for almost 15 years. I ate rice almost every meal growing up. I understand Japanese. I root for Japanese ...

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Japanese school memories, Part III: Not looking the part

I have a good Japanese accent. It’s so good that I can fool any Japanese person into thinking that I’m a native from ...

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Nihonmachi: The Place to Be

If you grew up JA like me, you probably remember going to J-Town as a child. With your parents or Baachan by your side, you ...

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¿Es o no una ventaja ser Nikkei?

La contribución en la agricultura de los inmigrantes japoneses

La apertura de la inmigración japonesa en el Paraguay, ocurrido en el año 1936, se concretó bajo el gobierno del Coronel Rafael Franco ...

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Japanese school memories, Part II: My Japanese names

My full legal name is Victoria Emily Mariko Kraus. Growing up, I responded to Bikki, the Japanese pronunciation of Vicki, my English nickname. My mother ...

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Las ausentes en las fotos: Las mujeres Nikkei en el Perú

En una revisión de la producción bibliográfica sobre los Nikkei en el Perú notamos que - aunque la cifra de mujeres autoras es ...

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The Extraordinary Journey of Shigeo Takayama

“Now I stand in the twilight of my life,” Shigeo Takayama writes, in the introduction to his book. “It is time that I collect all ...

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ある四世の考察

on the Women Who Inspire Me

My grandmother and Yuri Kochiyama are two of the many women who, in their own ways, have helped shape who I am. March is Women ...

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Hinamatsuri in the United States

Hinamatsuri literally translates as Doll Festival, but is often referred to as Girl’s Day. Celebrated annually on March 3, families pray for the happiness ...

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Japanese school memories, Part I

I recently had a conversation with an old high school friend reminiscing what we did on the weekends growing up. She went to Catholic school ...