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Starting a New Life
My mother, Kinuko Saito, was holding me in her arms as we left Japan. I was six months old when we …
Marie Masumoto • April 2, 2014
agriculture
Aliso Village
armed forces
Boyle Heights
brides
California
families
farming
farms
food
generations
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese food
Los Angeles
migration
military
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
New Year
Oshogatsu
pickles
publications
strawberry farms
Torrance
tsukemono
United States
war brides
wives
World War II
agriculture
Aliso Village
armed forces
Boyle Heights
brides
California
families
farming
farms
food
generations
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Japan
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese food
Los Angeles
migration
military
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
New Year
Oshogatsu
pickles
publications
strawberry farms
Torrance
tsukemono
United States
war brides
wives
World War II
Strawberry Hill, British Columbia: A New Perspective On the 1942 Evacuation
On the Friday before Remembrance Day last year, I took part in a memorable presentation called Wome…
Susan Aihoshi • June 4, 2013
British Columbia
Canada
discrimination
education
Fraser Valley
interpersonal relations
Japanese Canadians
May Brown
neighborhoods
Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941
racism
Remembrance Day (Canada)
Strawberry Hill (Surrey, B.C.)
Surrey (B.C.)
teachers
teaching
Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi (book)
Vancouver (B.C.)
World War II
British Columbia
Canada
discrimination
education
Fraser Valley
interpersonal relations
Japanese Canadians
May Brown
neighborhoods
Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941
racism
Remembrance Day (Canada)
Strawberry Hill (Surrey, B.C.)
Surrey (B.C.)
teachers
teaching
Torn Apart: The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi (book)
Vancouver (B.C.)
World War II
Naomi Hirahara, author of “Mas Arai” mystery novels
I’ve always been a fan of detective and crime mystery fiction, starting from my earliest days…
Gil Asakawa • March 28, 2013
Naomi Hirahara – Strawberry Yellow
Fans of Naomi Hirahara should prepare to turn off their cell phones and curl up in their favorite r…
Leslie Yamaguchi • March 8, 2013
Taste Buds Memory of a Childhood on a JA Strawberry Farm
I don’t quite know what to make of the notion of Japanese American food. What I can talk abou…
Chizu Omori • June 22, 2011
Chapter 12
Chapter 11 >>Carlos Yamashita’s favorite Japanese superhero was Kikaider. Half blue and…
Naomi Hirahara • Aug. 8, 2008
Chapter 11
Chapter 10 >>Saburo Shishido looked up at the house. Although vacant, it was still standing. …
Naomi Hirahara • July 11, 2008
Chapter 10
Chapter 9 >>Jorge Yamashita was in a state of shock. His sweaty hands almost slipped from the…
Naomi Hirahara • June 13, 2008
Chapter 9
Chapter 8 >>“Where is my husband?” Sayuri Shishido repeated, pressing the broken …
Naomi Hirahara • May 9, 2008
Chapter 8
Chapter 7 >>Greg Shishido slowly awoke. His head first felt like it was filled with cotton ba…
Naomi Hirahara • April 11, 2008
