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Kishi Bashi at the Skirball Cultural Center on August 23, 2018. Striding onto the Skirball Cultura…

Sharon Yamato • Nov. 8, 2018

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Natsukashii Moments

Natsukashii. That is the Japanese word that best expresses the feeling I get whenever I hear a son…

Judith Ichisaka • Oct. 12, 2018

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Japanese music and me

When I was eight years old, I attended Japanese language school for a while and the only memory I h…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Oct. 11, 2018

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Kenji Igei, the Peruvian Nikkei singer-songwriter with Uchinanchu inspiration

“This is a story that goes beyond my own history, it goes back to my ancestors, to my roots, but it…

Roger Jesús Gonzales Araki • Oct. 9, 2018

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Charo Unten de Musso - One voice

The year was 1989, years in which we began to feel the dekasegui phenomenon, there was no cable, th…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Aug. 22, 2018

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Interview with Music Educator Meghan Tokunaga-Scanlon - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Recently, I was lucky enough to travel to Estes Park to visit the beautiful…

Margaret Ozaki Graves • July 25, 2018

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Interview with Music Educator Meghan Tokunaga-Scanlon - Part 1

Meghan Tokunaga-Scanlon is an energetic and passionate music educator, who leads music, theatre, …

Margaret Ozaki Graves • July 24, 2018

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Denisse Shashiki: “I will be back”

Denisse Shashiki is a Peruvian Nikkei who began in the artistic environment as a singer. She had a …

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • May 18, 2018

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Music to connect the Nikkei Community—Yuko Nakasone

The Pure Nikkei Society There is a music event where Nikkei musicians deal with the concept, &ldqu…

Keiko Fukuda • May 2, 2018

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Rock and Roll and Ramen: Lessons in Appropriation vs Appreciation

My friends (and anyone who follows my social media “food porn” photos) know that I&rsqu…

Gil Asakawa • April 27, 2018

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On a Soul-Searching Journey with Kishi Bashi

Natsukashii Moments

Japanese music and me

Kenji Igei, the Peruvian Nikkei singer-songwriter with Uchinanchu inspiration

Charo Unten de Musso - One voice

Interview with Music Educator Meghan Tokunaga-Scanlon - Part 2

Interview with Music Educator Meghan Tokunaga-Scanlon - Part 1

Denisse Shashiki: “I will be back”

Music to connect the Nikkei Community—Yuko Nakasone

Rock and Roll and Ramen: Lessons in Appropriation vs Appreciation