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Traditional Classical Japanese Dancers in Chicago
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Created by: intrepidmouse
Early photos of traditional classical Japanese dance in Chicago beginning in the 1970's. Dancers continue to train at the JASC under the guidance of Fujima Shunojo.
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Five Views of Redress: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary
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Created by: editor
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 culminated almost two decades of struggle to win official government acknowledgement of the violation of Japanese American constitutional rights during World War II. ...
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Sakura Square
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Created by: julia murakami
Sakura Square, Denver, Colorado. Photos taken in July 2008
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East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center Akimatsuri 2007 Album
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Created by: mamba909
The East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center hosts an annual akimatsuri (fall festival) featuring cultural exhibits and performances as well as freshly made food and a swap meet. This ...
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Kawafuku Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA
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Created by: lthistory
This is a collection of images related to the Kawafuku Restaurant in L.A.'s Little Tokyo. The restaurant was opened on Weller Street in 1923 by Takichi and Hana Kato. It ...
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Sashimi potluck June 27th, 2008
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Created by: chowaa
On June 27th, 2008, staff and volunteers of the Japanese American National Museum gathered together to enjoy a potluck featuring sashimi caught by volunteer June Berk's husband, Marty. A few ...
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Japanese American Picnic Groups in Chicago
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Created by: intrepidmouse
The Resettlers Picnic was founded in the 1950's. Traditional games, prizes and activities for kids are still enjoyed today.
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Japan Festival Daley Center Plaza Chicago 1988
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Created by: intrepidmouse
The Japan Festival held at the Daley Center Plaza in downtown Chicago in 1988, was part of the annual Asian / Pacific Awareness Month, held each May. This early ...
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UCLA Nikkei Student Union Culture Night 2008
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Created by: eishida
The Nikkei Student Union at UCLA hosted its 22nd annual Culture Night on Monday, Febrary 18, 2008 at Royce Hall.
The performance centered around a play about the Japanese American struggles ...
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JASC Japanese American Sevice Committe of Chicago's Mural Project
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Created by: intrepidmouse
The Community Mural Project began with workshops in January 2007 as part of the Japanese American Service Committee's 60th Anniversary Celebration. The project honors the legacy of the ...
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Japan Days Chicago Botanic Garden
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Created by: intrepidmouse
Japan Days is an annual celebration of of Japanese heritage and culture consisting of numerous events and performances such as dancing, taiko, martial arts demonstrations, and even some tea. It ...
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Miss Nikkei Chicago
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Created by: intrepidmouse
Miss Nikkei beauty contests were held in Chicago during the late 70's and 80's.
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ONE WAY OR ANOTHER - Artist Laurel Nakadate
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Created by: wkberkey
Born in 1975 in Austin, Texas, Laurel Nakadate is one of the featured artists in the exhibition "One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now" currently on display at the ...
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5th Annual Curry Cook-off
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Created by: editor
Japanese American Religious Federation Curry Cook-off feeds a roomful of hungry judges for the fifth year at Christ United Presbyterian Church in San Francisco Japantown. The annual event was ...
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コミュニティフォーラム： 沖縄人とグローバルネットワークの追求
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Created by: editor
全国有数の「移民の県」として知られている沖縄県。第2次世界大戦以前から、多くの移民を海外へ送り出してきました。移民数・海外在住者数は、全国でも一番です。移民した沖縄県人らは、海外で自らのコミュニティを築きつつ、世界のネットワークを通して沖縄との絆を深めてきました。
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Origins of Now: ReBuilding Community, An Excerpt from an Exhibit on the Resettlement of ...
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Created by: D Burns
This collection is an excerpt from a larger exhibit at the Japanese American Service Committee in Chicago from March-November 2007. All rights reserved. For re-use of any text ...
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Community Forum: Okinawans and Their Global Networks
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Created by: editor
Okinawa is well known as a prefecture of emigrants. More Okinawans, also known as Uchinanchu, have immigrated to other countries in the world before and after World War II than ...
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Liberdade - Sao Paulo's Japantown
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Created by: bokinaka
Brazil is home to 1.5 million people of Japanese descent. Sao Paulo has the largest community of Nikkei in Brazil and the heart of the community is a district ...
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LEAVING
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Created by: Ricardo Yamamoto
At the beginning of the 20th Century, many families from Japan arrived in Brazil with the dream of prosperity in a far away land. The pursue of these dreams gave ...
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"It Beautifully Uses It" : Photos by Akira Boch
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Created by: akibo
A collection of photos I took while in Japan during the Summer of 2007.
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