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Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa E…

Alyssa Erin Woo • Sept. 3, 2010

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Uchinanchu Journalism - Part 1

Chogi Higa basked in his backyard in Gardena, California. It was in full bloom with white orchids a…

Ayako Mie • Sept. 2, 2010

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Book Review: Looking Like The Enemy

“When I was seventy-four years old, I was invited to participate in a writing class and began…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Sept. 1, 2010

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南米経済と日系ラティーノの就労機会－変化する労働市場の中で－

リーマンショック後の世界経済危機は当然中南米諸国にも波及し、比較的経済成長が順調だったプラジルやペルー、チリの輸出産業や商業、サービス部門の売上と雇用にも影響した。ILO世界労働機構の最新報告による…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Aug. 31, 2010

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Reclaiming Untold Stories from the Camps: Karen Ishizuka’s “Lost & Found”

In addition to her credits as an award-winning producer and writer, Karen L. Ishizuka is respected …

Leslie Yamaguchi • Aug. 31, 2010

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From the perspective of two countries

ケニー・エンドウ～"ダブル"の感覚で叩く和太鼓　－その２

＞＞その１撥に託す平和への思い帰国後、彼は「ケニー・エンドウ太鼓アンサンブル」を結成し、ハワイを本拠地として全米で活動を続けている。海外での公演も多く、日本をはじめ、イギリス、ドイツ、ベルギー、チェ…

Tatsuya Sudo • Aug. 30, 2010

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What Pearl Harbor Wrought

Flo - Part 1

January 29, 1943: A War Department press release announces the registration program for both recrui…

Akio Konoshima • Aug. 30, 2010

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Journal Entry #4 Times in 6 Years: "What? I'm Asian?..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 28, 2010

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ニッケイ・シニア・ガーデンズを訪ねて　－サンフェルナンドヴァレーに生まれた日系高齢者向け住宅で“敬老”精神を実践－

昨年１月下旬、サンフェルナンドヴァレーのアーレタ市に介護付き住宅施設「ニッケイ・シニア・ガーデンズ」が誕生した。その名の通り、日系アメリカ人の高齢者を主な対象とした施設だ。まだ木々の成長も初々しい「…

Yumiko Hashimoto • Aug. 27, 2010

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My Trip to the Orient - Part 5