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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Hot. Muggy. Sweaty. The Whole Nine Yards

The air was stifling. Outside, the rain cooled the air to the low-90's. But the moisture raised the humidity to 100%. It was after ...

culture ja

日本文化に夢中：日本の伝統文化を極める“ガイジン”さんに、その魅力を聞くシリーズ

第２回　「陶芸で得られるものは、都会が失った心の平穏」　 リー・アン・パオルッチさん

静かな山里で、作務衣を着た陶芸家が作品に取り組む。それが筆者の「日本の陶芸」のイメージである ...

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Keeping Little Tokyo Safe: Satoru Uyeda's Volunteer Spirit

The connection between Japanese Americans and World War II is an important one to understand for all Americans. With one piece of legislation—Executive Order ...

migration ja

激変するデカセギ事情＝大挙帰伯の真相に迫る

第１回　次々に潰れる派遣会社＝最大手すら年末からゼロ

デカセギを取り巻く環境が激変しているのは、日本ばかりではない。金融危機の犠牲となり、真っ先に「派遣切り ...

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry # Catch 22-1: "Naturally Naturalized..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "Comments I Get About My Ethnicity..." Check back every ...

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Baishakunin, Inc.

Chapter Ten—Honesty Is the Best Policy

>> Chapter nine“You have to tell him,” says Ginnie, slurping the last bit of noodle in her large ceramic bowl. We are in Mr. Ramen ...

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日本文化に夢中：日本の伝統文化を極める“ガイジン”さんに、その魅力を聞くシリーズ

第１回　「和太鼓ほど、力強い楽器はほかにない」　マセオ・ヘルナンデスさん

日本における太鼓の歴史は長い。縄文時代には既に、情報伝達の手段として日常的に用いられていた。その後、雅楽により芸能に取り入れられ ...

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What am I? Who am I? – Part 2 of 3

Part 1 >>I had been looking forward to being married and living happily ever after. I had hoped that I would be treated as an ...

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Historias que atrapan

Una nueva mirada al boom del manga y anime en el Perú, donde sus seguidores, miles de otakus y mangakas, no se conformen con ser ...

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Bunkado Gifts and Music: The Story of an Artist and His Legacy

Customers and clients call the Bunkado curio store in Los Angeles “the retro store” because of its constancy and enduring commitment to the Japanese arts ...