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“In the heart of every human being there is a quest for truth, a quest for justice, a quest for peace, a quest for love, …
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The Japanese traders who were the first to visit Cambodia were concentrated in Japanese quarters around Phnom Penh and Pinalu. An estimated 1,500 Japanese, mostly …
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Since today (October 11, 2013) is National Coming Out Day, I thought I’d take a page from the MTPC “I Am” project and share with …
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Read Part 1 >> Identifying the Copier If we were to imagine the copier and burier of the Lotus Sutra Stone Scripture based on the …
Introduction The Los Angeles “Little Tokyo” neighborhood, built by Japanese immigrants before WWII, is home to the Japanese American National Museum. Founded in 1985, this stately …
Imagine the overwhelming task of writing a book about your personal hero, mentor—and father. Imagine wanting to write this book despite having no previous writing …
It was a quirky millisecond contact of eyes in the city of angels, city of strangers. In 2011, I was in Los Angeles, attending an …
My brother said the actions by a church that did not want us back were deliberate and intentional and had been concealed by a “code …
From the bridge we stare down at the track, searchingthe arch, where rails curve out of darkness. You lift meon your shoulders and we balance …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, ashes to ashes, dust to...jewelry? Check back every weekend for …
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