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“Let's all laugh and enjoy, let's all enjoy the carnival, mascaritas let's dance with a…

Luis Iguchi Iguchi • April 19, 2021

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Episode 25 (Part 2) Toshiaki's First CARNAVAL

Read the first part >> "I've decided to go to Japan!" Toshiaki announced as he …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • March 23, 2016

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Carnival and Japanese Immigrants: Foreign Culture in Brazilian Folklore, Part 2

Read Part 1 >> The first time Japanese immigration is the topic Japanese immigrants, who had …

Masayuki Fukasawa • Feb. 6, 2015

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Carnival and Japanese Immigrants: The Incorporation of Foreign Cultures into Brazilian Folklore, Part 1

In the first place, there is a common understanding among Brazilians that nothing could be more inc…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Feb. 5, 2015

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Dancing for Dango

As a child, Little Tokyo was my stomping grounds. My mom was a member of the Little Tokyo Library, …

Alyctra Matsushita • Aug. 18, 2011

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Chapter 4: It’s A Carnival!

The Carnival is the biggest event in Brazil. The Portuguese brought this Pagan tradition to Brazil …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 10, 2011

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Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute: At the Heart of South Bay’s Japanese American Community

The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) is a non-profit community organization in Ga…

Maya Kochiyama • July 6, 2011

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第八話　カーニバルの悲しい出来事

私は日系二世の70歳のおばちゃんです。昔からカーニバルにはあまり興味がありませんでした。カーニバルとはブラジル人にとって、年に一度の楽しみだとしか思っておらず、「ブラジル人ではない」と認識している私…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Feb. 8, 2013

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