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Canadian Nikkei Series
The Remarkable Life and Times of Grace Eiko Thomson - Part 1
“I believe art is about finding one’s place, the journey not limited by one’s o…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 12, 2016

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British Columbia Canada Canadians generations Grace Eiko Thomson Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans migration Minto Mines Nikkei Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) Steveston streets United States Vancouver (B.C.) Wakayama (city) Wakayama Prefecture World War II Yukon
British Columbia Canada Canadians generations Grace Eiko Thomson Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans migration Minto Mines Nikkei Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) Steveston streets United States Vancouver (B.C.) Wakayama (city) Wakayama Prefecture World War II Yukon
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JANM Photo Exhibition: Two Views: Photographs by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank
The 1942 incarceration of people of Japanese descent in America and Canada following the bombing of…

Nancy Matsumoto • Feb. 26, 2016

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Alberta Ansel Adams British Columbia California Canada concentration camps exhibitions Grace Eiko Thomson Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Leonard Frank Manzanar concentration camp photography United States World War II World War II camps
Alberta Ansel Adams British Columbia California Canada concentration camps exhibitions Grace Eiko Thomson Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Leonard Frank Manzanar concentration camp photography United States World War II World War II camps
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Nikkei View
Building bridges with the Muslim community
Late last year, Erin and I were lucky enough to travel to New York City to see the Broadway musical…

Gil Asakawa • Feb. 17, 2016

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activism Arab Americans Coalition for an Inclusive Colorado (organization) Colorado communities crime Day of Remembrance Denver emotions fear governments hate crimes Islam Islamophobia Japanese Americans Minoru Yasui Muslims neuroses phobias politics prejudices race racism social action United States
activism Arab Americans Coalition for an Inclusive Colorado (organization) Colorado communities crime Day of Remembrance Denver emotions fear governments hate crimes Islam Islamophobia Japanese Americans Minoru Yasui Muslims neuroses phobias politics prejudices race racism social action United States
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Jesus and Buddha
I was the youngest of a large family. When I was born, my parents were already old enough to be g…

Marta Marenco • Jan. 15, 2016

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aesthetics Argentina Buddhism Catholicism culture death families hapa metaphysics psychology racially mixed people religion religions rituals theory of knowledge traditions values
aesthetics Argentina Buddhism Catholicism culture death families hapa metaphysics psychology racially mixed people religion religions rituals theory of knowledge traditions values
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #About 5% of the U.S.: "Really? Still?..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 24, 2015

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cartoonists cartoons ethnicity group identity humor Japanese Americans race racism
cartoonists cartoons ethnicity group identity humor Japanese Americans race racism
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Nina Revoyr On Writing About Race and the Mountains - Q&A: Mixed-Race Japanese American Writer Discusses Her Latest Novel, "Lost Canyon"
I’ll always have a special love for Nina Revoyr’s writing. Her 2003 novel, Southland,…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Sept. 21, 2015

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authors books Discover Nikkei fiction hapa hiking Honshu identity Japan Japanese language newspapers library materials Lost Canyon (book) Nagano Prefecture newspapers Nina Revoyr novels publications race racially mixed people racism Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) Southland (book) Wingshooters (book) writers writing
authors books Discover Nikkei fiction hapa hiking Honshu identity Japan Japanese language newspapers library materials Lost Canyon (book) Nagano Prefecture newspapers Nina Revoyr novels publications race racially mixed people racism Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) Southland (book) Wingshooters (book) writers writing
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To “Stand On Both Feet”: Cathy Tashiro and The Dimensions of Mixed Race Identity
Here is another story about being mixed: My friend Cathy and I were chatting a bit after yoga cla…

Tamiko Nimura • April 28, 2015

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authors Cathy Tashiro hapa identity interviews Japanese Americans Mixed Remixed Festival (event) race racially mixed people Standing on Both Feet (book)
authors Cathy Tashiro hapa identity interviews Japanese Americans Mixed Remixed Festival (event) race racially mixed people Standing on Both Feet (book)
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Interview: Judge Maryka Omatsu
Maryka Omatsu was appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice in 1993. It was a time when the Canad…

John Endo Greenaway • April 17, 2015

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activism Bittersweet Passage (book) Canada Canadian Race Relations Foundation (organization) civil rights feminism identity Japanese Canadians judges law lawyers Maryka Omatsu National Association of Japanese Canadians Norman Mineta Redress movement social action Sodan-kai (organization)
activism Bittersweet Passage (book) Canada Canadian Race Relations Foundation (organization) civil rights feminism identity Japanese Canadians judges law lawyers Maryka Omatsu National Association of Japanese Canadians Norman Mineta Redress movement social action Sodan-kai (organization)
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Toronto Artist Emma Nishimura: Mapping Out Nikkei Identity
The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn’t see m…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 7, 2015

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artists arts Asians British Columbia Canada Canadians families hapa Hawaii identity imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Nikkei race racially mixed people racism stereotypes United States Vancouver (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
artists arts Asians British Columbia Canada Canadians families hapa Hawaii identity imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Nikkei race racially mixed people racism stereotypes United States Vancouver (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
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Shoichi Ban and the postwar Japanese government's immigration policy
If the name Shoichi Ban rings a bell, you may be familiar with the relationship between Japan and m…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • March 18, 2015

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California immigration migration refugees Shoichi Ban United States
California immigration migration refugees Shoichi Ban United States
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