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The 110th Anniversary of Japanese Immigration to Brazil: Complete Return of Santos Japanese School, Long-Awaited ‘True War End,’ Finding Ways to Live Together in Peace, Overcoming Prejudice Against Foreigners - Part 4
Read Part 3 >> Looking Back on History Began in 2000 For the past few years, things have st…

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 10, 2018

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anniversaries Arata Kami Brazil discrimination forced removal interpersonal relations Japan Japanese language schools language schools Mario Jun Okuhara Okinawa Prefecture Santos São Paulo World War II
anniversaries Arata Kami Brazil discrimination forced removal interpersonal relations Japan Japanese language schools language schools Mario Jun Okuhara Okinawa Prefecture Santos São Paulo World War II
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Sentei Yaki, a life dedicated to helping others
Hachizo Nakamura, a Japanese immigrant who died at the age of 80, never forgot the help he receive…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato +1 • June 29, 2018

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Bolivia business Crystal City internment camp Department of Justice camps economics Japan loans management migration mutual aid organizations Okinawa Prefecture peer-to-peer loans Peru philanthropists Sentei Yaki tanomoshi Texas United States World War II World War II camps
Bolivia business Crystal City internment camp Department of Justice camps economics Japan loans management migration mutual aid organizations Okinawa Prefecture peer-to-peer loans Peru philanthropists Sentei Yaki tanomoshi Texas United States World War II World War II camps
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Thanks to life
When he turned 72 in 2013, Samuel Matsuda Nishimura published a book titled Thank You, Thank You V…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 9, 2018

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families hostages migration Okinawans Peru soccer sports Uchinanchu work
families hostages migration Okinawans Peru soccer sports Uchinanchu work
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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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Alberto Shiroma Gus Hokama identity Japan music Okinawa Latina (event) Okinawa Prefecture Peru Yuko Nakasone
Alberto Shiroma Gus Hokama identity Japan music Okinawa Latina (event) Okinawa Prefecture Peru Yuko Nakasone
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Lecture held to learn from Taro Higa, leader of the postwar Okinawa relief movement ~ Documentary filmmaker Tetsuro Shimojima
Their activities transcend race, country and religion. Immediately after the war, the late Taro Hig…

Keiko Fukuda • March 28, 2018

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generations Hawaii Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture postwar Taro Higa Tetsuro Shimojima United States World War II
generations Hawaii Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture postwar Taro Higa Tetsuro Shimojima United States World War II
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North American Okinawan Association Uchināguchi Lecture Series: Preserving the Cultural Heritage of the Ryukyu Kingdom
"Katayabira Okinawan" The North American Okinawan Association (Gardena, a suburb of Los A…

Keiko Fukuda • Dec. 12, 2017

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Chogi Higa identity Japan languages Okinawan language Okinawa Prefecture Uchinaguchi
Chogi Higa identity Japan languages Okinawan language Okinawa Prefecture Uchinaguchi
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October 30th "Worldwide Uchinanchu Day" - Takako Yamashiro, who connects Okinawa Prefecture and overseas Uchinanchu Associations
Okinawa Prefecture takes the lead in launching a portal site Okinawa Prefecture stands out from oth…

Keiko Fukuda • Nov. 27, 2017

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Japan Okinawa Prefecture Takako Yamashiro World Uchinanchu Day
Japan Okinawa Prefecture Takako Yamashiro World Uchinanchu Day
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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei
New challenges for the Japanese colony in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
In May of this year (2017), I went to Santa Cruz, Bolivia as a lecturer for the overseas training …

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Sept. 29, 2017

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agriculture Bolivia California Okinawa Colony San Juan Colony Santa Cruz (Bolivia) Santa Cruz (Calif.) United States
agriculture Bolivia California Okinawa Colony San Juan Colony Santa Cruz (Bolivia) Santa Cruz (Calif.) United States
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Reunion with my roots
It is difficult for me to tell this, I do not know if this scene was repeated in all Okinawan homes…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Sept. 25, 2017

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eisa (dance) families folk dances identity Japan Okinawa Okinawan language Okinawa Prefecture Peru Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Uchinaguchi
eisa (dance) families folk dances identity Japan Okinawa Okinawan language Okinawa Prefecture Peru Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Uchinaguchi
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My mother, a destiny product of Nikkei solidarity
This is my mother's story, her parents came from Okinawa, they were from Yonabaru, actually I d…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Aug. 14, 2017

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communities families Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru Yonabaru
communities families Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru Yonabaru
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