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The current exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum, entitled Sutra and Bible: Fai…

Greg Robinson • June 22, 2022

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Journal Entry #10 is Too Many: "Yes. I am an Atheist..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • April 2, 2022

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Reverend Aaron Allen Heist – A Profile in Courage

On November 6, 1943, the California State Assembly’s Committee on the Japanese Problem conven…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 28, 2022

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Bishop James Walsh – Priest and Prisoner

This article forms a part of my continuing series on the presence of the Catholic Church in the J…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 14, 2022

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The Curious Case of Ronald Lane Latimer: A Born-Again Buddhist - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> For the most part, existing biographies of Ronald Lane Latimer’s life c…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 23, 2021

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The Curious Case of Ronald Lane Latimer: A Born-Again Buddhist - Part 1

Numerous authors have previously uncovered the stories of the outside supporters who vocalized thei…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 22, 2021

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Father Thomas Takahashi – A Man of One Spirit in Two Worlds

Although most of the permanent clergy at the Maryknoll missions did not come out of the Japanese …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Oct. 19, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Life with Grandpa Toyoji & Grandma Kii Imai - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Grandmother Kii Imai (1873-1964) displayed her humbleness, respect for all fo…

Akinori Imai • Sept. 21, 2021

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Bishop Diana Akiyama Breaking Ground for Asian American Women

PORTLAND — The Rt. Rev. Diana D. Akiyama was ordained and consecrated as the 11th bish…

The Rafu Shimpo • Aug. 22, 2021

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Japanese Christians in Chicago

Chapter 1: Introduction

It is well known that prewar Chicago had no “Japan town.” Was it simply because the Jap…

Takako Day • July 18, 2021

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Japanese Canadians: Race, Religion, and Confinement