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Students Talk About Succeeding the Noryoku Shiken and the Study of Japanese Language
For the Japanese language students in Brazil, the beginning of the year is usually the time to wait…

Henrique Minatogawa • Feb. 25, 2015

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Brazil Japanese language Japanese language schools languages language schools
Brazil Japanese language Japanese language schools languages language schools
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Nanka Nikkei Voices
Saturday School
I thought it was very unfair of my parents to make me go to Saturday School to learn Japanese. All …

Bill Watanabe • Feb. 9, 2015

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bilingual Bill Watanabe California culture education Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California Japanese Americans Japanese language Japanese language schools languages language schools Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series) publications San Fernando Valley United States
bilingual Bill Watanabe California culture education Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California Japanese Americans Japanese language Japanese language schools languages language schools Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series) publications San Fernando Valley United States
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Nanka Nikkei Voices
“RING, RING” 
A phone call redirected my career and changed my life forever. Dr. Theodore Chen, chair of the East…

Iku Kiriyama • Jan. 14, 2015

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California education identity Japan Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California Japanese language languages Los Angeles Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series) publications teaching United States
California education identity Japan Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California Japanese language languages Los Angeles Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series) publications teaching United States
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Uncovering Tacoma's Nikkei Past: The Japanese Language School Memorial
The taiko players are warming up, their arms circling up in the air and back towards the drums. I&r…

Tamiko Nimura • Dec. 2, 2014

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communities education Gerard Tsutakawa historic sites history Japanese language Japanese language schools languages language schools memorials prewar schools Tacoma United States Washington World War II
communities education Gerard Tsutakawa historic sites history Japanese language Japanese language schools languages language schools memorials prewar schools Tacoma United States Washington World War II
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Nipo-Brazilian radio waves
In Brazil, currently, there are two radio broadcasters dedicated to Eastern culture, especially Jap…

Henrique Minatogawa • Sept. 29, 2014

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Brazil broadcasting communication culture internet Japan Japanese language J-pop (music) languages music popular music radio Radio Banzai (radio station) Radio Nikkey (radio station) sociology telecommunication wide area networks
Brazil broadcasting communication culture internet Japan Japanese language J-pop (music) languages music popular music radio Radio Banzai (radio station) Radio Nikkey (radio station) sociology telecommunication wide area networks
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Searching for a Needle in a Haystack
Like so many Nisei born in the United States during the early decades of the twentieth century, my …

Dale Komai • Aug. 28, 2014

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California concentration camps families generations history Japanese language languages Manzanar concentration camp music Nisei records (documents) songs United States World War II World War II camps YouTube
California concentration camps families generations history Japanese language languages Manzanar concentration camp music Nisei records (documents) songs United States World War II World War II camps YouTube
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #For the 100th Time: "Said in a Loud Voice..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 12, 2014

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cartoonists cartoons childhood humor Japanese language languages
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The Evolution of A Canadian 'Enemy Alien' - The Frank Maikawa Story - Part 5 of 12
Read Part 4 >> Growing Up Nisei In Pre-WW2 Vancouver I remember playing war games w…

Frank Maikawa • April 3, 2013

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada generations Hastings Park temporary detention center imprisonment incarceration Japanese language schools Japantowns language schools Meiwa Gakuin Nisei Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) racism streets temporary detention centers Vancouver (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
British Columbia Burnaby Canada generations Hastings Park temporary detention center imprisonment incarceration Japanese language schools Japantowns language schools Meiwa Gakuin Nisei Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) racism streets temporary detention centers Vancouver (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
Gohan o Kudasai – Immersed in Japanese Food
In the Northern woods of Minnesota the call of a loon echoes on the lake. The wind rustles through …

Yukari Sakamoto • Oct. 24, 2012

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camps Concordia Language Villages Discover Nikkei food Itadakimasu (series) Japanese language languages Minnesota Mori no Ike (program) Nikkei Chronicles (series) rice summer camps United States
camps Concordia Language Villages Discover Nikkei food Itadakimasu (series) Japanese language languages Minnesota Mori no Ike (program) Nikkei Chronicles (series) rice summer camps United States
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Phyla, etcetera - Part 3
>> Part 2 Unlike summer 's eruption, fall crept in day by day. The sagebrush clung to their d…

Lily Yuriko Nakai Havey • Nov. 26, 2010

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Amache concentration camp Colorado concentration camps Japanese language schools language schools United States World War II World War II camps
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