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“He’s an honest person” was my first impression Thirty years ago I read a book t…

Keiko Fukuda • June 30, 2016

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Growing Up at the Kokusai Theater

In mid-May, I reconnected with Elaine Kitamura and her younger brother, Darrell Kitamura, through a…

David Yamaguchi • June 14, 2016

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Sharing Memories for the Future of Nihonmachi

There had, for decades, been many Japanese signs and Japanese was spoken by local merchant and visi…

The North American Post • Dec. 17, 2015

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Brother International Corporation’s Dream 1000 Project Produces School Bags for Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Victims

When a Japanese product planner working for Brother Industries Ltd (BIL)., the parent company of Br…

Debora Toth • April 25, 2012

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Sonia Sakamoto-Jog, Executive Director, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Sonia Sakamoto-Jog (pictured on the left) joined Reel Asian as Executive Director in May of 2009 af…

Koji Steven Sakai • Oct. 21, 2011

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Karen Tei Yamashita - Part 1

I flew out to California on 12 November 2009 to interview Karen Tei Yamashita on the eve of the pub…

Kandice Chuh • March 14, 2010

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International Lives: The Horiuchi Interviews

“The Nikkei I knew that were involved in the occupation…they were able to work more cl…

Denshō • Jan. 13, 2010

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Nikkei in the Americas: New Questions, New Perspectives

Perhaps the most important lesson I learned from participating in the National Museum's "Inter…

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi • Feb. 8, 2007

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日系人社会における市民権の問題について：「N・R・A・の米國」を読んで思ったこと

ロサンゼルスで1931年に加州毎日新聞社を立ち上げた藤井整は、1934年11月に「N・R・A・の米國附在米日本人の産業」を出版しました。1 彼がこの本を出版した主な目的は、世界恐慌のさな…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • May 5, 2014

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アメリカで最も成功した日系スーパー日本食材を広めたシアトル・宇和島屋ファミリーその2

その１＞＞顧客は日系、アジア系、非アジア系というバランス一方、品揃えについては、日系人・日本人を対象にスタートしながら徐々に日本食の広まりをとらえて変化させていった柔軟さが業績を伸ばした。宇和島…

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 22, 2012

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Moved to the U.S. in 1956 and currently resides in Ontario, California: Fumiko Lopez - Part 1