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Andrew Masaru Sato: Discovering Roots through Aikido—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> From the 1960s through the 1990s, the Lakeview neighborhood was colloquially …

Erik Matsunaga • May 2, 2024

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aikido Andrew Masaru Sato Chicago combat generations Illinois martial arts Sansei United States
aikido Andrew Masaru Sato Chicago combat generations Illinois martial arts Sansei United States
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Tying a Family Together: My Grandmother’s Wedding Obi
Growing up I was always fascinated by the blue trunk in our sunroom. When opened, it reeked of mo…

Caitlin Oiye Coon • April 23, 2024

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California Colorado concentration camps families generations grandmothers grandparents heirlooms Japanese Americans Kibei kimono Nisei parents Pinedale temporary detention center Seattle Tacoma temporary detention centers Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States Washington World War II camps
California Colorado concentration camps families generations grandmothers grandparents heirlooms Japanese Americans Kibei kimono Nisei parents Pinedale temporary detention center Seattle Tacoma temporary detention centers Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States Washington World War II camps
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“LA Rising” in Little Tokyo with Robert Vargas
On March 27, 2024, Robert Vargas’ newest mural, “LA Rising,” was unveiled in the …

Kristopher Kato • April 16, 2024

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artists baseball baseball fields Boyle Heights California communities Hispanic LA Rising (mural) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Miyako Hotel Los Angeles muralists painters Robert Vargas Shohei Ohtani United States
artists baseball baseball fields Boyle Heights California communities Hispanic LA Rising (mural) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Miyako Hotel Los Angeles muralists painters Robert Vargas Shohei Ohtani United States
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U.S. Mint Begins Shipping Patsy Mink Quarter
Groundbreaking Hawaii congresswoman recognized on the quarter. The United States Mint began ship…

The Rafu Shimpo • April 11, 2024

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American Women Quarters Program Hawaii Patsy Takemoto Mink Title IV United States United States Congress United States Representative
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Utah Judicial Giant Raymond Uno Has Died at 93
Incarcerated as a boy in Heart Mountain, he also served as JACL national president. Raymond Sonj…

Pacific Citizen • April 9, 2024

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armed forces GI Bill Japanese American Citizens League judges Korean war Military Intelligence Service obituaries Raymond Uno retired military personnel Salt Lake City United States U.S. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 Utah veterans World War II
armed forces GI Bill Japanese American Citizens League judges Korean war Military Intelligence Service obituaries Raymond Uno retired military personnel Salt Lake City United States U.S. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 Utah veterans World War II
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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> For Japanese Americans observing the election, the use of race-baiting elic…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 8, 2024

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1940s democracy elections political science World War II camps
1940s democracy elections political science World War II camps
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Kazue Kitagakido, president of the Southern California Prefectural Association, who came to the United States in 1984 and is currently working on raising funds for her hometown, Noto.
There was no overseas option Just after the start of 2024, a big earthquake struck Japan. The affe…

Keiko Fukuda • April 3, 2024

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2024 Noto earthquake disaster relief emergency management Ishikawa Prefecture Japan Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California Noto Peninsula
2024 Noto earthquake disaster relief emergency management Ishikawa Prefecture Japan Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California Noto Peninsula
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James Clavell’s Shōgun is Reimagined for a New Generation of TV Viewers
In 1980, when James Clavell’s blockbuster historical novel Shōgun was turned into a TV m…

Constantine Nomikos Vaporis • April 1, 2024

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James Clavell Shōgun (book) Shōgun (TV)
James Clavell Shōgun (book) Shōgun (TV)
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Much Mahalos
Wea You Stay! Laurel Nakanishi on da importance of da poetry of place
Waimea Valley IV We enter the valley silently, without shaking the branches. We enter without s…

Lee A. Tonouchi • March 29, 2024

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child rearing education families Hawaii heritage identity interviews literature parenthood parenting poetry United States
child rearing education families Hawaii heritage identity interviews literature parenthood parenting poetry United States
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Between Query and Legacy
This month, we feature the fierce and insightful voice of San Jose-based Susan Hayase. While I am m…

Susan Hayase +1 • March 28, 2024

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Alan Nishio families literature poems poetry Susan Hayase
Alan Nishio families literature poems poetry Susan Hayase
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