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Forty years ago, I went to Japan as a foreign exchange student. At that time, my Japanese wa…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Nov. 16, 2011

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La historia de un japonés visionario: Hiraoka, la empresa que soñó un hombre

Esta historia empieza en un local de veinte metros cuadrados lejos de Lima, en un pueblo ayacuchano…

Angélica Camacho +1 • Nov. 15, 2011

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Retrospective: Magic and Beauty in the Art of Patrick Nagatani

To call Patrick Nagatani a photographer, or even a fine art photographer, seems like such a wan, in…

Nancy Matsumoto • Nov. 15, 2011

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Redefining “CAMP” In Japanese America - Part 3

Read Part 2 >>The Lasting Effects of the CampsThe camps are important not just because they a…

Dean Ryuta Adachi • Nov. 14, 2011

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Journal Entry #90 Calories Per 8 Grams: "Edible Enigmas..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 12, 2011

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Research on Japanese American Literary Magazines: Focusing on Japanese Language Magazines

『南加文藝』－ロサンゼルスに根づいた文芸誌－その3/5

その2＞＞3．『南加文藝』の内容『南加文藝』の作品には三つの流れがある。第一は戦前から創作を続けてきた一世の作品である。これらの人びとにはまず加川文一が挙げられるが、その他、文一夫人の桐田しづ、外川…

Sataye Shinoda • Nov. 11, 2011

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Crystal City, 70 Years Later: Memories of War - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>THE RETURN TO PERUA siren announced Japan's surrender. Many Japanese refu…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Nov. 10, 2011

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Shig Murao: A Samurai Family (1920)

Shigekata Murao is pacing around his room in the most expensive inn in Chiran, the town where he gr…

Richard Reynolds • Nov. 10, 2011

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Chapter 17: Only this path in Autumn

I wrote "Aki (Autumn)" while I was an exchange student in Japan. Thirty five years later, it …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Nov. 9, 2011

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Through the Fire: One Soldier’s Story

With the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony held last week honoring the 100th Infantry, 442nd RCT an…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 9, 2011

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Chapter 18 (Part 1): Old Japan, It’s here!