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Flipping through an issue of Men’s Health magazine, one usually expects a combination of ar…

Jonathan van Harmelen • July 13, 2021

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The Sisters of Maryknoll and Manzanar

As I have noted in my previous articles on the work of Fathers Leopold Tibesar and Hugh Lavery…

Jonathan van Harmelen • June 29, 2021

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Japanese Culture and Catholic Faith: Maryknoll's Long History in Little Tokyo

April 4, 2021 was Easter Sunday. While Easter celebrations in Little Tokyo do not hold the same imp…

Jonathan van Harmelen • June 1, 2021

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The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

No. 12 Is Religious Ethos the Foundation?

From "History of Emigration to Hiroshima Prefecture" As mentioned last time , Hiroshima P…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 14, 2021

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Tsunezō Wachi: from spy to Buddhist monk

Tsunezō Wachi 1 (和智恒蔵) was born on July 24, 1900 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1922, simu…

Carlos Uscanga • April 30, 2021

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United Church’s Role in Greenwood

I have written extensively on the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Atonement’s Japanese C…

Chuck Tasaka • April 26, 2021

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The truth behind religious freedom in Japan

Although only an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Joly…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Aug. 23, 2019

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Brother Theophane Walsh

In November 2018, the New York Times wrote an article highlighting the work of Father Ruskin Piedra…

Greg Robinson +1 • April 9, 2019

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The Undiscovered History of Japanese Americans and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> As mentioned, throughout the prewar years Japanese Americans, especially thos…

Greg Robinson +1 • Jan. 31, 2019

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The Undiscovered History of Japanese Americans and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Part 1

A rather unsuspected but significant force in Japanese American life has been the Church of Jesus C…

Greg Robinson +1 • Jan. 30, 2019

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