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He has just turned 65 and is so young and active that it could be said that this is one of his bes…

Javier García Wong-Kit • July 31, 2015

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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II

Journalist Yasutaro Soga’s Detention on Angel Island During World War II

Japanese immigrants were arrested by the FBI on both the mainland U.S. and the islands of the Terri…

Grant Din • May 14, 2015

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Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

No. 17 Japanese Americans in Utah

Starting with railroads, mines, and agriculture The state of Utah is located to the east of Califor…

Ryusuke Kawai • March 27, 2015

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Issei in New York, 1876 – 1941

The first Japanese immigrants to New York were quite different from their West Coast counterparts. …

Eiichiro Azuma • July 7, 2014

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Revival: The Rafu Shimpo

On April 4, 1942, The Rafu Shimpo produced its final edition before everyone of Japanese ancestry w…

Chris Komai • March 7, 2014

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"Prejudices don't fall off like an old coat": more on Japanese-Americans relocated to Pittsburgh

In March we looked at length at the history of Japanese American forced relocation to Pittsburgh, w…

Brian Deutsch • July 2, 2013

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THROUGH THE FIRE: Louise Suski

Before the advent of the offset printing process, The Rafu Shimpo handset every word, every comma, …

Patricia Wakida • April 23, 2013

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Japanese-American detainees to "feel the warm friendliness of the people of Pittsburgh"; papers tell story of wartime Japanese-American relocation to Pittsburgh - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Yes, imagine using an orphanage as a “large multiple-unit dwelling.…

Brian Deutsch • March 26, 2013

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Japanese-American detainees to "feel the warm friendliness of the people of Pittsburgh"; papers tell story of wartime Japanese-American relocation to Pittsburgh - Part 1

The archives of local newspapers trace the brief history of Pittsburgh’s involvement in the i…

Brian Deutsch • March 19, 2013

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Uncovering Hidden History: Author Greg Robinson Explores Japanese American Journalism in Pacific Citizens

“I was stunned when I started, and to some extent still am, at how rarely this precious sourc…

Darryl Mori • Nov. 16, 2012

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