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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
Three Generations of Japanese American Cooks and Food: From Grandma to daughter to grandson
What does your family call Thanksgiving stuffing? In our family, stuffing was called dressing. This…

Troy Ishikawa • July 5, 2012

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California cooking Discover Nikkei food holidays Itadakimasu (series) Japanese food makizushi Nikkei Chronicles (series) recipes sushi Thanksgiving traditions United States Watsonville
California cooking Discover Nikkei food holidays Itadakimasu (series) Japanese food makizushi Nikkei Chronicles (series) recipes sushi Thanksgiving traditions United States Watsonville
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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
Soba, Firecrackers and Home
Born in Hawaii and raised by Nisei parents, I grew up with a mixed plate of influences. My mother i…

Laurie Iwami • June 5, 2012

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Discover Nikkei food holidays Itadakimasu (series) New Year Nikkei Chronicles (series) traditions
Discover Nikkei food holidays Itadakimasu (series) New Year Nikkei Chronicles (series) traditions
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Two Weddings and a Funeral
I’m not yet at the age where I scan the obituaries for people I knew, like I remember my fath…

Ben Arikawa • June 4, 2012

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Buddhism buildings churches emotions funerals koden marriages mourning etiquette religion religions sympathy traditions weddings
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A House is Not A (Clean) Home
Now that Christmas is over (albeit our family is in the final day of Chanukah), a powerful force ha…

Jayne Hirata • Jan. 4, 2012

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families Hawaii holidays New Year Oshogatsu traditions United States
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Nikkei Heritage
Oshogatsu - A Japanese Tradition in America
When I met Julie, we shared a desire to keep our house open to our friends and community as much as…

Tamio Spiegel • Jan. 3, 2012

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communities food holidays Japanese food New Year New York (state) Oshogatsu ozoni traditions United States
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Da Kine Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
Even though I will always manage to work into any conversation that two of my three children are in…

Jayne Hirata • Dec. 22, 2011

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Buddhism Christmas food Hanukkah hapa Hawaii holidays Jews Judaism multiculturalism racially mixed people religion religions traditions United States
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Jazz Twist on Traditional Japanese Music Creates a New Musical Genre
The children of Japanese-Americans who emigrated to the United States generations ago commonly acqu…

Rachelle Cano • Oct. 27, 2011

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arts drum folk songs jazz Kodo (musical group) music songs taiko
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Mochitsuki Tradition: Mochi Making the Old School Way
Like turkey on Thanksgiving for Americans, a “must have” for Japanese and Nikkei around…

Soji Kashiwagi • Jan. 7, 2011

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California Center for Japanese American Studies, University of San Francisco communities food holidays Japanese food mochi mochitsuki mortars (receptacle) New Year Oshogatsu ozoni San Francisco traditions United States usu
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Nikkei View
Happy New Year, Japanese-style
Unlike other Asian cultures, the Japanese don’t celebrate Lunar New Year. Instead, they celeb…

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 1, 2011

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Colorado Denver families food Gil Asakawa holidays Japanese food mochi mochitsuki New Year Nikkei View (blog) (series) osechi cooking Oshogatsu ozoni traditions United States
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Kokeshi
Everybody has a favorite Japanese doll, but the luxurious kimekomi seem the most popular, with the …

Edward Moreno • Nov. 22, 2010

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crafts culture dolls figurines kokeshi dolls toys traditions
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