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Karen Maeda Allman's Life in Punk Rock - Part 1
Tamiko Nimura
In the literary world, bookseller Karen Maeda Allman is widely known and respected for the bestselling authors she has brought to the Seattle area, for her advocacy for BIPOC authors, as well as for the literary prizes she has judged. I have known Karen personally for a few years now, …

Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
“A Deep Collective Feeling”: Emily Akpan, Black-Nikkei Activist Hero
Tamiko Nimura
Emily Akpan is a Black-Nikkei activist living in Brooklyn, New York. She has been active in many social justice struggles, including Tsuru for Solidarity and New York Day of Remembrance. In March 2022, she was kind enough to take time to answer some questions for Discover Nikkei’s Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes …

Reframing Japanese American Bitterness: A Partial Chronology
Tamiko Nimura
It is February 2022, and the 80th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 has just passed with a groundswell of events commemorating a National Japanese American Day of Remembrance. I am grateful to have participated in a few, and proud of the Japanese American community for all of …

Tracing the Past With The Present: Yonsei Artist Lauren Iida
Tamiko Nimura
Yonsei artist Lauren Iida and I first met online years ago when I interviewed her from Cambodia. Since that conversation her arts practice has expanded and deepened, as has her entrepreneurship and mentorship—all of these factors making her career an exciting one to watch. Her beautifully evocative paper cutting artworks …

“War Did Not Break This Family”: Nancy Kyoko Oda and the Tule Lake Stockade Diary
Tamiko Nimura
In 2014, I was training to be a discussion leader for the intergenerational dialogues that are an integral part of the Tule Lake pilgrimage. In the training session with 20+ participants, we were given three minutes to introduce ourselves to each other, in pairs. I was sitting next to a …

Power of Our Stories
On Topaz Stories and “Authentic Voice”: A Conversation With Writer And Editor Ruth Sasaki - Part 2
Tamiko Nimura

Power of Our Stories
On Topaz Stories and “Authentic Voice”: A Conversation With Writer And Editor Ruth Sasaki - Part 1
Tamiko Nimura

The Redress Origins of the Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown: A Conversation with Susan Hayase and Tom Izu
Tamiko Nimura

A Sister Artist Interview: Teruko Nimura And the Eloquence of Handmade Objects
Tamiko Nimura
Strings of origami cranes, circles of wish lanterns, maneki nekos and daruma figures—for decades I’ve watched my sister Teruko grow as an artist. I remember Teruko’s pencil sketches and charcoal drawings that our mother framed in our hallway to Teruko’s first solo show in Sacramento to public art installations in …