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“Little Benedict Arnolds in Skirts”: The Shitara Sisters’ Scandalous WWII Treason Trial
In late 1943, three Japanese American sisters helped two German prisoners of war escape from a sout…

Nina Nobuko Wallace • April 10, 2024

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Colorado Germans prisoners prisoners of war Shitara sisters United States
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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> For Japanese Americans observing the election, the use of race-baiting elic…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 8, 2024

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1940s democracy elections political science World War II camps
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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 1
Previously, I wrote an article for Discover Nikkei on how the incarceration of Japanese Americ…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 7, 2024

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1940s democracy elections political science World War II camps
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James Clavell’s Shōgun is Reimagined for a New Generation of TV Viewers
In 1980, when James Clavell’s blockbuster historical novel Shōgun was turned into a TV m…

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis • April 1, 2024

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James Clavell Shōgun (book) Shōgun (TV)
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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo fete…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 8, 2024

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1
One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

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Stephanie Ajifu, Shibuchoo, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko LA—Reflects on her Okinawan Cultural Heritage
On March 9, 2024, Discover Nikkei will host “Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Iden…

Karen Kawaguchi • March 6, 2024

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California eisa (dance) folk dances Los Angeles Okinawa Okinawan dance Ryukyu Buyo (Okinawan classical dance) Ryukyu dance Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko United States Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event)
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 4 (2): Aiji Tashiro—Architect
Read Part 4 (1) >> In 1938, Aiji Tashiro was recruited as a faculty member at Appalachian St…

Greg Robinson • March 5, 2024

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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 4 (1): Aiji Tashiro—Writer and Athlete
The most eminent of the five children of Aijiro and Nao Tashiro was certainly their son Aiji (prono…

Greg Robinson • March 4, 2024

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Cincinnati Connecticut generations Nisei Ohio Seattle United States Washington
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Kazuo Yakura—First Japanese American to Serve in the U.S. Secret Service
Born in 1936 in Los Angeles, California, Kazuo Yakura always dreamed of serving in law enforcement.…

Teri Lim • March 1, 2024

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generations Kazuo Yakura Nisei United States Secret Service
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