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母国アメリカと戦った日系人たち　その1: 神風特攻隊と米軍兵士を経験—小野正己さん—

第二次大戦時、ヨーロッパで戦績を残した日系人部隊のことはよく知られている。日系人のみで編成された第442連隊は、ヨーロッパ戦線に投入され、 アメリカ合衆国の歴史上 ...

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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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Japanese American National Museum Store Online

Stories from Little Tokyo: The Woman in the Picture

A chance encounter in the Japanese American National Museum’s store led to a surprising discovery. Penny Akemi Sakoda was visiting the Museum with relatives ...

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on returning to my JA bowling roots

Today, basketball and golf are the sports of choice in Japanese American communities, at least it seems to be in Southern California. However, back in ...

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Donut Man Runs Rings Around the Competition

Some days it seems as if all of Los Angeles is lined up in front of the Donut Man’s modest shack in Glendora, an ...

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on Southern California Obon Festivals

I feel very fortunate to live in an area that has so many Obon festivals that are relatively accessible if you’re willing to drive ...

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half enough

The East L.A. Gardeners Association sign on First Street

The East L.A. Gardeners Association sign is one of four written in Japanese characters on East First Street in Boyle Heights. (The other signs ...

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JACCC's Children's Day: Engaging Our Next Generations

For over 20 years, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) has presented its annual Children’s Day Festival in celebration of the traditional Japanese ...

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on J-Town Memories

Growing up, we would come into Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district to visit my Murakami Ba-chan who lived in Little Tokyo Towers. We’d take ...

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half enough

My part-time job at a Japanese grocery store

I got my first real job when I was 16. I was a cashier at a family-owned Japanese grocery store in Little Tokyo—the Japantown ...