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Many notable events of 1969—the first landing on the Moon, the Woodstock Rock Festival, the Stonewall Riots, and the New York Mets World Series victory, …
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While growing up in post-WWII Hawaii of the 1950-1960’s, I knew only two things about my father’s wartime service: he was with the Military Intelligence …
The Thirty-Year Secret Sometimes, stories of heroism reveal themselves in the most unusual and humble ways. That was the case with Masao Abe, a second …
Japanese Americans helped to win the War in Europe and the Asia Pacific and to prove their loyalty, which our nation had questioned. Also, timely …
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Read Part 1 >> Hisa Nagano and Natsu Sakaki In June 1886, Mary Clement Leavitt, the first representative of the worldwide missionaries of the WCTU, …
According to The Encyclopedia of Chicago, Chicago “has been and remains a world-class religious center with global influence.”1 Beginning in the mid-19th century, Japan was …
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As a visit to almost any American new or used bookstore will quickly confirm, military history is an exceedingly popular genre of literature. This is …
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This month, we feature poetry in Nihongo (with English translation) from Tomiko Matsumoto and Gennosuke Matsumoto, who were both originally from Chiba and eventually married …
I am a third generation Chinese American, born on the island of Oahu during the great depression. My grandparents came from Canton, China and, at …
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Read Part 6 >> As noted previously, Basil’s parents had both been active members of the Holy Cross Anglican mission, and as a small child …
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