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I tell you the truth, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a singl…

Rio Imamura • Nov. 21, 2012

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Archeology student digs up his past: T.O. man returns to site of internment camp 70 years later for excavation project

When Bill Sueoka arrived at the dusty, desolate former Japanese internment camp in Granada, Colorad…

Anna Bitong • Nov. 20, 2012

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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

日本の日系アルゼンチン人とは〜他の日系人とデカセギから抜け出せるか－その1

日本で、南米日系デカセギ就労者というとほとんどがブラジル及びペルーの日系人を連想するが、同じ時期に同じような経緯によってアルゼンチン、ボリビア、パラグアイ、コロンビア等からも来日している。 [in…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Nov. 19, 2012

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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture

Hot Dogs and Asparagus?

I don’t know how to begin this story, but I know it starts with my grandmother—the Japa…

Tyrone Nagai • Nov. 19, 2012

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Journal Entry #92% Water By Weight: "Citrullus Lanatus..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 17, 2012

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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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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture

Yaki-Saba Bento and Shime-Saba Sushi

My 17-year old, Brazilian-born son currently attends high school in Florida, and he spends all his …

Satomi Takano Kitahara • Nov. 16, 2012

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Yokohama and California – Searching for Artifacts of Contemporary History - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> The Mother and Daughter: Life between Japan and USThe military personnel …

Hiroshi Onishi • Nov. 15, 2012

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第20回メキシコ日本語教師合同研修会を終えて - その2

その１＞＞多言語環境で育つ子ども達が一世と違うところは、個人の中で複数の言語と文化が融合した独自の存在だという点です。日本語、スペイン語、どちらの言語・文化も彼らの一部なのです。従って、二世以降の…

Yoshiko Mori • Nov. 14, 2012

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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture

Seeking It Out: A Hapa Shin-Nisei’s Grasp at Culture

My favorite large Japanese market is about 30 miles away, which feels pretty far away when there&rs…

Komo • Nov. 14, 2012

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