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Being Blasian

In the midst of the global pandemic, Sascha Koki discovered something unexpected—her curls. S…

Summer Nakaishi • Feb. 14, 2023

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Mikal Payne moved to the US in 2016, overcame the death of her husband and found a new purpose

Japan points out differences between people, America allows freedom I met Kei Mikal Payne when I i…

Keiko Fukuda • Aug. 1, 2022

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Ainoko , a photobook to return to childhood

Ainoko. The bad word is a photobook with which I return to the years of my childhood, in the eight…

Tania Neira Uejo • May 16, 2022

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Karen Maeda Allman: Connecting Community Through Books - Part 1

Karen Maeda Allman is the most prominent Japanese American promoter of books in the Greater Seattle…

Elaine Ikoma Ko • April 3, 2022

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

“A Deep Collective Feeling”: Emily Akpan, Black-Nikkei Activist Hero

Emily Akpan is a Black-Nikkei activist living in Brooklyn, New York. She has been active in many so…

Tamiko Nimura • March 29, 2022

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To Build a Bridge

“Why do you want to marry him?” That is what my maternal grandfather asked my mo…

Kyra Karatsu • March 18, 2022

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Book Review: Not Yo’ Butterfly by Nobuko Miyamoto

“Growing up Asian in America, we had the songs of our ancestors, but we no longer understoo…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Feb. 25, 2022

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Nobuko Miyamoto: Giving Voice to Asian American Stories - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> On the influence of Reverend Mas Kodani of Senshin Buddhist Temple (in Los An…

Edna Horiuchi • Feb. 9, 2022

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Nobuko Miyamoto: Giving Voice to Asian American Stories - Part 1

Despite the pandemic, 2021 was a landmark year for Great Leap Artistic Director and activist, Nob…

Edna Horiuchi • Feb. 8, 2022

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How Going Backward Helped Me Move Forward

After being born and raised in the Black American community, years ago I had the opportunity to con…

Tuney-Tosheia P. McDaniels • Jan. 6, 2022

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