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Nisei: Yancha Kozo For All Seasons - Part 1
Post-war babies born in the internment camps should be considered the ‘Lucky Ones’? The…

Chuck Tasaka • March 6, 2017

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British Columbia Canada childhood games Greenwood (B.C.) sports
British Columbia Canada childhood games Greenwood (B.C.) sports
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Nisei: The Games We Played
Nisei growing up on Powell Streets in the ’30s didn’t have that many toys so they had t…

Chuck Tasaka • Dec. 2, 2016

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British Columbia Canada children games generations Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians katana kiri Nisei sports
British Columbia Canada children games generations Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians katana kiri Nisei sports
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Nisei: Sports Brought “Wa” (Harmony)
The famous Vancouver Asahi baseball teams have been well-documented and the latest, a movie made in…

Chuck Tasaka • Oct. 7, 2016

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baseball bowling British Columbia Canada combat communities curling films generations Greenwood (B.C.) hockey judo Kaslo kendo martial arts Midway (B.C.) Nisei Richmond (B.C.) sports Steveston Vancouver Asahi (baseball team) Vancouver (B.C.) winter sports World War II
baseball bowling British Columbia Canada combat communities curling films generations Greenwood (B.C.) hockey judo Kaslo kendo martial arts Midway (B.C.) Nisei Richmond (B.C.) sports Steveston Vancouver Asahi (baseball team) Vancouver (B.C.) winter sports World War II
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Nisei: Summer Jobs
“What? I have to travel 400 km to work all summer? I will call family services!” No, no…

Chuck Tasaka • Sept. 8, 2016

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agriculture British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps canneries children food processing plants Fraser Valley generations Greenwood (B.C.) migrant labor mills Nisei railroads Rosebery internment camp Rosebery (New Denver) sawmills seasonal labor summer employment Vancouver (B.C.) World War II camps
agriculture British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps canneries children food processing plants Fraser Valley generations Greenwood (B.C.) migrant labor mills Nisei railroads Rosebery internment camp Rosebery (New Denver) sawmills seasonal labor summer employment Vancouver (B.C.) World War II camps
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Nisei Saves! Mottainai
I read on the Discover Nikkei website about a Japanese American granddaughter having to clear out…

Chuck Tasaka • July 28, 2016

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aesthetics British Columbia Canada containers culture gaman (values) generations Greenwood (B.C.) hoarding immigrants immigration Issei Japan metaphysics migration mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology recycling shikata ga nai (phrase) theory of knowledge tofu values World War II camps
aesthetics British Columbia Canada containers culture gaman (values) generations Greenwood (B.C.) hoarding immigrants immigration Issei Japan metaphysics migration mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology recycling shikata ga nai (phrase) theory of knowledge tofu values World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #5—Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture
You-mo? Me mo!: Nisei Language and Dialect
I don’t have a PhD in linguistics but I hope that a budding linguist major will get intereste…

Chuck Tasaka • June 7, 2016

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British Columbia Canada communities dialects Discover Nikkei education generations Greenwood (B.C.) Hawaii Japanese Canadians languages Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei-go (series) Nisei Pidgin Pidgin English pidgin English pidgin languages Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) schools Steveston streets United States Vancouver (B.C.)
British Columbia Canada communities dialects Discover Nikkei education generations Greenwood (B.C.) Hawaii Japanese Canadians languages Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei-go (series) Nisei Pidgin Pidgin English pidgin English pidgin languages Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) schools Steveston streets United States Vancouver (B.C.)
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Love, Nisei Style
Dion and the Belmonts made the doo wop song famous with “Teenagers in Love.” We could c…

Chuck Tasaka • May 17, 2016

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1950s brides British Columbia Canada courtship dance dating generations Greenwood (B.C.) immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Nisei picture brides teenagers wives
1950s brides British Columbia Canada courtship dance dating generations Greenwood (B.C.) immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Nisei picture brides teenagers wives
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The Nisei Hepcats
“The day the music died,” from the song “American Pie” by Don McLean, refer…

Chuck Tasaka • April 8, 2016

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big bands British Columbia Canada Canadians dance enka generations Greenwood (B.C.) literature music Nisei poetry Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) shigin Shina no Yoru (song) streets Vancouver (B.C.)
big bands British Columbia Canada Canadians dance enka generations Greenwood (B.C.) literature music Nisei poetry Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) shigin Shina no Yoru (song) streets Vancouver (B.C.)
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Cumberland Chow Mein, Denbazuke, Karinto? It's Canadian Nisei Food!
How can you tell a Nisei by looking at the food they eat? Have you heard of Cumberland chow mein, d…

Chuck Tasaka • March 29, 2016

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British Columbia Canada Canadians Chinameshi communities cooking cuisine Cumberland denbazuke food fusion cuisine generations Greenwood (B.C.) Hawaii Japanese American Chinese food Japanese Americans Japanese Canadian cuisine Japanese food Nikkei Nikkei cuisine Nisei pickles tsukemono United States Vancouver Island
British Columbia Canada Canadians Chinameshi communities cooking cuisine Cumberland denbazuke food fusion cuisine generations Greenwood (B.C.) Hawaii Japanese American Chinese food Japanese Americans Japanese Canadian cuisine Japanese food Nikkei Nikkei cuisine Nisei pickles tsukemono United States Vancouver Island
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Greenwood, B.C.: First Internment Center
Greenwood, British Columbia, in Canada became the first internment center when Nikkei people were u…

Chuck Tasaka • Jan. 29, 2016

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British Columbia Canada communities Franciscan Friars of Atonement (organization) Greenwood (B.C.) Greenwood internment camp Greenwood Museum Archives & Visitor Centre Japanese Canadians Japanese Catholic missions museums Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) prewar religion Steveston streets Vancouver (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
British Columbia Canada communities Franciscan Friars of Atonement (organization) Greenwood (B.C.) Greenwood internment camp Greenwood Museum Archives & Visitor Centre Japanese Canadians Japanese Catholic missions museums Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) prewar religion Steveston streets Vancouver (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
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