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In it for da Long Haul: Grant Kagimoto Shares da Secret to Cane Haul Road's Longevity
Grant Kagimoto stay da creative genius behind Hawai‘i’s iconic T-shirt brand, Cane Haul…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 11, 2023

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Cane Haul Road (firm) clothing communities Grant Kagimoto graphic design Hawaii Hawaii residents Japan Okinawa Prefecture plantations t-shirts United States
Cane Haul Road (firm) clothing communities Grant Kagimoto graphic design Hawaii Hawaii residents Japan Okinawa Prefecture plantations t-shirts United States
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Dr. Jiro Takai's Journey of Becoming From the Soo to Nagoya University — Part 4
Read Part 3 >> 1982 Vincent Chin Murder in Detroit We both remember the murder of the …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Oct. 8, 2023

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Aichi Prefecture crime hate crimes Japan Nagoya Nagoya University Rodney King Vincent Chin
Aichi Prefecture crime hate crimes Japan Nagoya Nagoya University Rodney King Vincent Chin
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Dr. Jiro Takai's Journey of Becoming From the Soo to Nagoya University — Part 3
Read Part 2 >> Forging Asian Canadian Identity JT: Being someone who prides himself …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Oct. 1, 2023

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Aichi Prefecture Asian Canadians Canada Canadians First Nation indigenous peoples Japan Nagoya racial slurs slurs Windsor (Ontario, Canada) Windsor University
Aichi Prefecture Asian Canadians Canada Canadians First Nation indigenous peoples Japan Nagoya racial slurs slurs Windsor (Ontario, Canada) Windsor University
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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 6—Three Nuns
Haunting drumbeats from the soundtrack of Lost in Translation put me into a nostalgic trance as I s…

Lon Kurashige • Sept. 29, 2023

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Buddhism Eiheiji Fukui Prefecture religion religions Zen
Buddhism Eiheiji Fukui Prefecture religion religions Zen
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Hajichi Stories — Tree Local Women Tell Why Day Got Their Okinawan Hand Tattoos
My great grandma who wuz born in Okinawa in 1885 had traditional Okinawan hand tattoos known as&nbs…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Sept. 7, 2023

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Hawaii Japan Okinawa Prefecture tattooing tattoos United States women
Hawaii Japan Okinawa Prefecture tattooing tattoos United States women
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Software Engineer Utako Kase - I want to be a role model for female engineers - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> What is a software engineer's job? Utako works as a software engineer in …

Jaejun Jeon • Sept. 1, 2023

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Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Seattle IT Japanese Professionals (organization) Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Seattle IT Japanese Professionals (organization) Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
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Software Engineer Utako Kase - I want to be a role model for female engineers - Part 1
Despite her extremely busy career as a software engineer, Kase Utako is dedicated to nurturing the …

Jaejun Jeon • Aug. 31, 2023

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Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Identity in the Music Industry with Musician & Two-Time Grammy Nominee Nick Lee
Introduction LA Native Nick Lee has amassed quite the resume during his time in the music industry…

Kyra Karatsu • Aug. 30, 2023

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awards composers Grammy Awards music musicians Nick Lee producers songwriters trombonists
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Tokita Tales
Japanese Family Protocols
Have you ever had a discussion about your family protocols with your father, mother, or both? In th…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Aug. 29, 2023

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aesthetics families fathers metaphysics psychology theory of knowledge values
aesthetics families fathers metaphysics psychology theory of knowledge values
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Rice, Race, and Growing up Hafu
“I thought they said there would be rice,” my brother whispered to me, eyeing the bowls…

Amelia Ino • Aug. 23, 2023

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Colorado Denver identity Japan racially mixed people United States
Colorado Denver identity Japan racially mixed people United States
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