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Tsutomu and Misa Igarashi travel to the US to make their children surfers
Migration gives children the gift of a place to be born Igarashi Kanoa is a top surfer who won a si…

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 8, 2023

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athletes California generations Huntington Beach immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Kanoa Igarashi migration postwar Shin-Issei Shin-Nisei Southern California sports surfing United States World War II
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Tokita Tales
Haruko (Mom), A Football Fan
Haruko (Mom), a football fan? Yes, a football fan. How so? Well, three of her youngest sons, Yuzo,…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 30, 2022

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families football Nisei Veteran’s Committee (organization) Seattle sports United States universities University of Washington Washington
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The way to play
The years are what prolong our daily lives and teach us to continue fighting on the path of hope. A…

Luis Iguchi Iguchi • Dec. 1, 2022

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Lima Peru socialization
Lima Peru socialization
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Olympic History and Achievements: Nikkei Athletes from the Americas
In Peru, Nikkei contributions to art and gastronomy are what usually attract the most attention, an…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • July 25, 2022

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athletes athletics exhibitions Mexico Olympics Peru sports United States
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Alberto Izu: the human encyclopedia
There are friendships that, when talking, one tends to see in them a kind of “Human Encyclopedia.” …

Luis Iguchi Iguchi • July 6, 2022

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Alberto Izu Lima Peru soccer sports volleyball
Alberto Izu Lima Peru soccer sports volleyball
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People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants
Toshiyuki Seino - Part 7: His days at JAL and induction into the Judo Hall of Fame
Read Part 6 >> Working at an airport often meant no weekends. Then in 1966, their son was bor…

Masako Miki • April 18, 2022

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combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
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People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants
Toshiyuki Seino - Part 6: Discharge, employment, marriage
Read Part 5 >> Although judo took up the majority of Toshiyuki's life during this time, i…

Masako Miki • April 11, 2022

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combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
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People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants
Toshiyuki Seino - Part 5: Joining the U.S. Air Force
Read Part 4 >> Before we look at what happened to Toshiyuki after 1959, let's first trace…

Masako Miki • April 4, 2022

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combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
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Asahi Player/Manager Roy Yamamura Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
ST. MARY’S, Ont. — Legendary Asahi player/manager and MVP award-winning shortstop Roy Y…

Kelly Fleck • March 10, 2022

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baseball Canada halls of fame museums National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Roy Yamamura Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
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Appreciating Wat Misaka
Appropriately, as the National Basketball Association (NBA) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it inc…

Chris Komai • Feb. 7, 2022

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basketball minorities race sports United States Utah Wat Misaka
basketball minorities race sports United States Utah Wat Misaka
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