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>> Part 14. The Inoue Family Meets Their American RelativesIn 1942, my relatives, like all th…

Kyoko Inoue • Nov. 8, 2010

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Journal Entry #Ø - Infinity: "Hey, I'm Laughing WITH you..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 6, 2010

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Japan in the World and the World

フロリダと天橋立～ヤマトコロニー先導者と丹後ちりめん－その１

明治時代にアメリカの南東部にあるフロリダ州に農業移民としてわたった人たちの歴史と、その地が現在モリカミ・ミュージアムという立派な博物館と日本庭園　に姿を変えていることを、過去2回にわたって紹介してき…

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 5, 2010

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Japanese Canadian Internment World War II

I knew that the Japanese Canadians (JCs) had a rough time during WWII but I did not know how bad it…

Ed Mitoma • Nov. 5, 2010

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“Soy Sauce Runs Through My Veins” Owner of popular LA-area restaurants, Michael Cardenas

Working in and around the LA area, restaurant owner Michael “Mike” Cardenas manages sev…

Keiko Fukuda • Nov. 4, 2010

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From a Japanese American Literature Class at a German University

Cultural challenges and differences in Etsu Sugimoto´s "A Daughter of the Samurai"

To be honest from the very beginning: When I registered for our lecture on “Japanese American…

Julia Schulte • Nov. 3, 2010

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It’s good to say “I’m Nikkei” because I am part of something - Part 2

Part 1 >> Nikkei Identity Kaori was raised by her grandmother in a Japanese environ…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Nov. 2, 2010

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ある帰米二世の軌跡: 歯科技工士ハワード・小川さん－その３

＞＞その２フレズノへの「かなわぬ逃避」1941年12月7日、ハワードさんと永松家の人々は、いつものように教会での礼拝を終えて家にいました。そのとき、ラジオで信じがたいニュースが流れたのです。日米戦争…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • Nov. 1, 2010

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My Life Between Two Cultures - Part 1

I have lived in the United States since 1968. While I have adjusted well to life in America, I have…

Kyoko Inoue • Nov. 1, 2010

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Journal Entry #13x666=Bad Juju!: "Scary Stuff..."