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Same Place, New Face: 30 Years of Mr. Ramen
Little Tokyo celebrates 140 years this year. As the second-oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles, Litt…

Megan Yasuda • May 7, 2024

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business California communities economics families food gentrification Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Mr. Ramen (restaurant) noodles ramen restaurants small business United States urban renewal
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Yo! This is Who I Am: Kevin Charles Keizuchi of The Shinsei Movement—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> “So where did you come from? Like you just kind of appeared out of nowh…

Kevin Charles Keizuchi • April 25, 2024

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California communities families Fumiko Christine Naito Go For Broke National Education Center grandmothers grandparents Instagram Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles online social networks parents social networks The Shinsei Movement (Instagram) United States
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Yo! This is Who I Am: Kevin Charles Keizuchi of The Shinsei Movement—Part 1
If information is power, then shouldn’t we all strive for all the people in our community to …

Kevin Charles Keizuchi • April 24, 2024

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California communities families festivals Fumiko Christine Naito grandmothers grandparents identity Instagram Japanese Americans Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) online social networks parents social networks United States
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“LA Rising” in Little Tokyo with Robert Vargas
On March 27, 2024, Robert Vargas’ newest mural, “LA Rising,” was unveiled in the …

Kristopher Kato • April 16, 2024

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artists baseball baseball fields Boyle Heights California communities Hispanic LA Rising (mural) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Miyako Hotel Los Angeles muralists painters Robert Vargas Shohei Ohtani United States
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Sugihara – An Honest to Goodness Japanese Hero
I think we apply the word “hero” all too loosely, to many who may not deserve such a la…

Bill Watanabe • Jan. 26, 2024

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Chiune Sugihara diplomacy international relations Japan Jews Lithuania righteous gentiles in the Holocaust
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Nomo, Ohtani, and Dreams of Spring
I drew this cartoon in May 1995, Hideo Nomo’s first season as a Dodger. All those years ago, …

Gwen Muranaka • Dec. 27, 2023

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baseball baseball fields California Hideo Nomo history Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani sports United States
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Wake Up and Smell the Green Tea: Japanese Breakfast is the New Way to Start Your Day
I’ve been to Japan three times. Over the course of those visits I had so many delicious meals…

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • Dec. 15, 2023

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Boyle Heights breakfasts California Gardena Japanese Little Tokyo Los Angeles Otomisan (restaurant) restaurants United States
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The Little Match Girl — Debut Ballet Performer Yurino Niyama
From the very young age of three, Yurino Niyama has always known she wanted to be a ballet dancer. …

Ashley Valdes • Dec. 6, 2023

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ballet generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
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Bridging the Past and Present: Preserving History Through the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection
My grandmother grew up in Hiroshima. She was 11 years old on August 6, 1945. Many lives were lost a…

Nara Duffie • Aug. 24, 2023

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California Chikashi Tanaka collections (objects) digital collections generations Getty Marrow Undergraduate Internship immigrants immigration internships Issei JANM collection Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration museum objects photographers photography prewar Tanaka Studio Collection United States
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Ba-chan
When I was in elementary, it was just me, my baa-chan, and my mom in a cramped, but comfortable apa…

Zoe Lerdworatawee • June 9, 2023

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California Little Tokyo Los Angeles memory United States
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