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Read part 1 How did you and your wife meet? It’s a long story. Do you want to hear it? I do, I’m sure it’ll …
“I could hear a sailor behind me saying, ‘White flag, 2 o’clock, four hundred yards.’ Those were magic words, I’ll never forget it.” — George …
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The women were standing just about eye level with me, their faces sketched on the wall by Issei artist Takuichi Fujii. They were standing in …
Whether Californians know it or not, they have a national treasure living among them. He just turned 102. He lives a quiet life in the …
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The series of anti-immigration measures being instituted by President Donald Trump, including the proposed elimination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, is …
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Today, in the open area on the east side of Sawtelle Boulevard, from La Grange Avenue to Missouri Avenue, stand big complex facilities and apartment …
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September 4, 2017 was the first day of the Washington State Fair. For the Seattle-area Japanese American community and allies (and beyond) it was a …
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Over the weekend I was working at the Japanese American Bar Association Annual Fundraising Gala. A fantastic organization that supports lawyers and speaks about issues …
Read Part 2 >> Did he choose Poston due to it being on an American Indian reservation? I think it happened to be under Collier’s jurisdiction and …
Read Part 1 >> Do you also feel that something about Isamu Noguchi’s mixed-race identity shapes his sociopolitical worldview? I think the time that he spent in …
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