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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values
Lighthearted
In my family we told stories; we reminisced. During and after meals. Sitting in the living room all…

Barbara Nishimoto • Aug. 12, 2015

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Chicago Discover Nikkei families Hawaii Illinois Japanese Americans Nikkei Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) stories traditions trains United States
Chicago Discover Nikkei families Hawaii Illinois Japanese Americans Nikkei Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) stories traditions trains United States
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Paying Culture Forward: Passing on the Traditions of Japanese Art Swords
What separates a Japanese art sword from any manufactured metal-bladed weapon? An extraordinary lev…

Esther Newman • July 31, 2015

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arts California communities concentration camps culture exhibitions generations imprisonment incarceration Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Jidai (exhibition) Kyuhan Kageyama Manzanar concentration camp Mike Yamasaki Sansei swords traditions United States weapons World War II World War II camps
arts California communities concentration camps culture exhibitions generations imprisonment incarceration Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Jidai (exhibition) Kyuhan Kageyama Manzanar concentration camp Mike Yamasaki Sansei swords traditions United States weapons World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values
Grandfather’s Gift
There is something unique about being in the presence of one’s Nisei grandparents. Maybe it i…

Brandon Shindo • June 25, 2015

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aesthetics aquatic sports Brandon Shindo Discover Nikkei families fishing generations grandfathers grandparents Kay Kei Kusumi metaphysics Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) Nisei parents psychology theory of knowledge traditions values Yonsei
aesthetics aquatic sports Brandon Shindo Discover Nikkei families fishing generations grandfathers grandparents Kay Kei Kusumi metaphysics Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) Nisei parents psychology theory of knowledge traditions values Yonsei
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A Young Traditional Multi-Artist
In Brazil, it is not rare to find a Nikkei practicing one of the Japanese traditional arts. Calligr…

Henrique Minatogawa • April 21, 2015

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Buddhism calligraphy culture generations Marcel Ueno penmanship religions Sansei tea ceremony traditions writing
Buddhism calligraphy culture generations Marcel Ueno penmanship religions Sansei tea ceremony traditions writing
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My Japanese American Families
How well do you know your own family? Specifically, your extended family: uncles, aunts, cousins, s…

Chris Komai • March 3, 2015

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baseball Boyle Heights California cemeteries Chris Komai Evergreen Cemetery (Los Angeles, Calif.) families Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers Japantowns Komai family Los Angeles mochi mochitsuki newspapers Nihonmachi Qris Yamashita Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) reunions Susumu Ito traditions United States
baseball Boyle Heights California cemeteries Chris Komai Evergreen Cemetery (Los Angeles, Calif.) families Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers Japantowns Komai family Los Angeles mochi mochitsuki newspapers Nihonmachi Qris Yamashita Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) reunions Susumu Ito traditions United States
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Carrying on Tradition: A visit to Bunkado and the artistic, eclectic heart of Little Tokyo
Bunkado sits both physically and metaphorically at the crossroads of Little Tokyo. Nestled in th…

Chris Komai • Jan. 16, 2015

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Bunkado (store) business California economics Irene Tsukada Simonian Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Tokio Ueyama traditions United States
Bunkado (store) business California economics Irene Tsukada Simonian Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Tokio Ueyama traditions United States
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Who's More Japanese?
One strong characteristic that marks the Japanese culture is the constant striving to name and defi…

Chris Komai • Jan. 8, 2015

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culture identity loyalty questionnaire traditions World War II
culture identity loyalty questionnaire traditions World War II
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The New Year’s Holidays Defined by Mother’s Homemade Osechi Dishes
In Japan, I grew up in a so-called “nuclear family”—a family that consisted of a …

Keiko Fukuda • Jan. 1, 2015

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food hatsumode holidays Japanese food mochi New Year osechi cooking Oshogatsu ozoni religions Shinto traditions
food hatsumode holidays Japanese food mochi New Year osechi cooking Oshogatsu ozoni religions Shinto traditions
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What is that?
I was not raised in a family which followed the strict Japanese traditions. When I was a kid, we sp…

Henrique Minatogawa • Dec. 19, 2014

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Brazil culture food languages traditions
Brazil culture food languages traditions
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Japanese community in Colonia Urquiza, Partido de La Plata
Part IX: Japanese Traditions Beyond Borders ~ Part 2
Read Part IX (Part 1) >> Marriage ceremony. The two main streams of religion are Buddhism, wh…

Irene Isabel Cafiero • Oct. 10, 2014

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Argentina Buenos Aires ceremonies Colonia Urquiza families funerals La Plata marriages Paraguay traditions
Argentina Buenos Aires ceremonies Colonia Urquiza families funerals La Plata marriages Paraguay traditions
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