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Chapter 5—Struggle to Adjust
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In stark contrast to Shig, who had previously lived in Canada till ag…
Stan Kirk • Feb. 18, 2024
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Chapter 2—Life in Postwar Japan: Hardships and Neighborly Support
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Difficult Relations with Relatives
On October 2, 1946, the Hirai family boar…
Stan Kirk • Jan. 28, 2024
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Chapter 8 (Part 2) —Growth and Decline of Japanese Barbershop Business
In Part 1 of Chapter 8 about the growth of Japanese Barbershop businesses, I wrote about the J…
Ikuo Shinmasu • Aug. 16, 2022
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Chapter 8 (Part 1)—Growth and Decline of Japanese Barbershop Business
In the last chapter, I wrote about the NYK Seattle shipping route which made a great contribution t…
Ikuo Shinmasu • Aug. 15, 2022
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Part 11 – Aki’s challenge and re-entry of her two daughters into the U.S.
In the last part, I wrote about Yoemon’s death from an unexpected accident and the family&rsq…
Ikuo Shinmasu • April 22, 2020
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Part 5 – Barbershop business in its heyday
In Part 4, I shared how Yoemon’s Seattle-born children were left with Yoemon’s parents …
Ikuo Shinmasu • Oct. 23, 2019