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Future Festival: Mayu Takasaki Brings Us The Powell Street Festival

It was only supposed to be a one shot deal. Now it is Vancouver’s longest running ethnic fest…

Kenji Tokawa • June 11, 2012

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The Day We Left

Seven years ago, I moved back to Portland to be with my family. During this time, I was compelled t…

Sharon Inahara • Sept. 6, 2011

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Informing the world about mistakes of history to stop the spread of prejudice: Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission, Executive Director, Robin Toma

Fighting for the Rights of Latin American InterneesIn the spring of 2006, I had the opportunity to …

Keiko Fukuda • July 4, 2011

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Stan Sakai: The Cartoonist

When Stan Sakai’s father Akio heard that his son wanted to work as an illustrator of comic bo…

Chris Komai • May 4, 2011

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APA Spotlight

Chris Aihara, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center

Chris Aihara is the Executive Director of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JA…

Koji Steven Sakai • Jan. 3, 2011

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Voices of Chicago

Catching Lightning in a Jar

When you’re a writer, everything that happens to you is a potential story you will one day wr…

Dwight Okita • Jan. 6, 2010

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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America

Grapes of Wrath

My first trip to Argentina was with Kiyo and Rosa. Kiyo would become my advisor and friend during m…

John Katagi • July 17, 2009

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What am I? Who am I? – Part 3 of 3

>> Part 2However, life started to change when my children were approaching their teens. I was…

Susan S. Sakayori • June 24, 2009

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Sansei Japanese Sword Appraiser Mike Yamasaki – Part 2: It’s the Treasures of the Past That Make for a Bright Future

>> Part 1Having repaired his grandmother’s swords since he was a boy, sansei Mike Yamas…

Keiko Fukuda • May 29, 2009

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Sansei Japanese Sword Appraiser Mike Yamasaki – Part 1: Turning a Manzanar Dagger Into a Family Heirloom

I met with Mike one day around 10:00 am at a Japanese café in Little Tokyo. He had an appoin…

Keiko Fukuda • May 22, 2009

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