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Sonia Sakamoto-Jog (pictured on the left) joined Reel Asian as Executive Director in May of 2009 af…

Koji Steven Sakai • Oct. 21, 2011

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日本社会と日系人の懸け橋として活躍するアルベルト松本さん ―その1

「根性の人」。そんなイメージを抱かせる人である。1962年にアルゼンチンで生まれた日系二世。名門、サルバドル大学政治国際関係学部を1988年に卒業した。学生時代にマルビナス戦争（フォークランド紛争）…

Yuki Yamaguchi • Oct. 20, 2011

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Lingua Franca: The Bonds Created by a Shared Language

Imagine this scenario: an English speaker and a Japanese speaker are barely able to say things like…

Roy Fuentes • Oct. 20, 2011

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Farewell to Manzanar—DVD Introduces Film to a New Generation

An interview with John Korty, director of “Farewell To Manzanar”

“I was always out to change the world.…

Esther Newman • Oct. 19, 2011

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Chapter 14: A Variety of Sounds

Pochi is a Japanese dogWagging his tail...“Wan, wan”Perry was born in BrazilHe doesn&rs…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Oct. 19, 2011

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それはグローバルな旅の結果―ブラジルの栽培作物の変化と日本移民－その4

その3＞＞３）ハワイ・パパイヤがコショウの生産地を救うパパイヤはコーヒーと並んで、世界一の栽培量（2003年171万5000トン）を誇るブラジルの果物で、世界のパパイヤの約３割をブラジル産が占めてい…

Chiyoko Mita • Oct. 18, 2011

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A Legacy for My Sons

I was honored to have lunch with Ted Tsukiyama, retired lawyer and MIS and 442nd historian and Jame…

Pierre Moulin • Oct. 18, 2011

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Documenting Manzanar - Part 17 of 18 (Toyo Miyatake)

Read Part 16 >>Miyatake and AdamsPhotography also provided Miyatake an introduction to Adams …

Nancy Matsumoto • Oct. 17, 2011

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Shinmoto Family - Part 1

The Shinmoto family history in America dates back to 1923, when Tsuneo Anthony (Tony), then five mo…

Minoru Shinmoto • Oct. 16, 2011

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Journal Entry #AU=93 Million Miles: "Astronomical Laughs..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 15, 2011

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Sonia Sakamoto-Jog, Executive Director, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival