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Some Recollections & Thoughts about Uncle Tachi - Part 1
James Tatsushi Ukita was born on December 14, 1920 being one of four children of Frank Masashi Uk…
Russell Tadao Ukita • March 17, 2020
Life at the (Little Tokyo) Budokan
Jeff maneuvered his sleek black Audi off the freeway. He peered in either direction, unable to get …
James Toma • April 17, 2019
Love of the Game Propels Bay Area Man into Basketball Big Time
It’s an incongruous sight, five-foot-four-inch Kyle Nishimoto on a basketball court craning…
John Sammon • Oct. 23, 2018
An Open Letter to the Japanese American Basketball Community
Isn’t it crazy how far we’ve come? To most outsiders, this community might not mean m…
Camryn Hamaguchi • Aug. 17, 2018
The Eyes Have It: Nisei Contact Lens Pioneer Dr. Newton Wesley
One fun area of work in history is discovering the connections between everyday products and their …
Greg Robinson • Nov. 21, 2017
Chicago's Sansei Yonsei Athletic Association Basketball Clinic
Prior to WWII, there were roughly four hundred persons of Japanese ancestry living in Chicago. By 1…
Erik Matsunaga • Feb. 15, 2017
The Japanese American Basketball Connection - Part 2
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The establishment in 1947 of a Southern California NAU to oversee a basketbal…
Chris Komai • March 17, 2016
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The Japanese American Basketball Connection - Part 1
When I was five years old, our family lived in Los Angeles on 12th Avenue, near what was known as t…
Chris Komai • March 16, 2016
aesthetics
Akira Komai
basketball
California
Chris Komai
communities
games
Japanese American basketball leagues
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese Americans
Japanese language newspapers
metaphysics
More Than a Game (book)
newspapers
Nisei Athletic Union
psychology
Rafu Shimpo (newspaper)
sports
theory of knowledge
United States
values
aesthetics
Akira Komai
basketball
California
Chris Komai
communities
games
Japanese American basketball leagues
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese Americans
Japanese language newspapers
metaphysics
More Than a Game (book)
newspapers
Nisei Athletic Union
psychology
Rafu Shimpo (newspaper)
sports
theory of knowledge
United States
values
The Elevator Encounter
About a year ago, a friend and I were boarding an elevator in a downtown high-rise. I pushed the bu…
Ellen Endo • Oct. 8, 2015
It’s All How You Look at It
I recently got an iPad for traveling abroad. I wanted to be able to write and draw without lugging …
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • July 16, 2014
