Journal Search
On the Road with the Atomettes
One summer in the early 1950s, a small group of young Nikkei women from the Sawtelle neighborhood o…
Oliver Wang • Nov. 6, 2023
Nikkei Car Clubs
Don Mizota was born in Los Angeles in 1940 and as a toddler, he and his family spent the wartime ye…
Oliver Wang • March 12, 2018
Kiyoshi Izumi: Saskatchewan Nisei architect - Part 1
Kiyoshi Izumi (1921–1996) was an impressively-educated Canadian architect who designed many i…
Kam Teo • Feb. 1, 2016
Coming Back Full Circle
When the war came to a close, many of our friends started to leave camp. My brother Yukio just seem…
George Kiriyama • April 10, 2015
aesthetics
agriculture
California
clubs
families
gardeners
gardening
George Kiriyama
Hawaii
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese Americans
Los Angeles
metaphysics
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nikkei
postwar
psychology
publications
racism
resettlements
Sawtelle
Southern California
stereotypes
theory of knowledge
United States
values
World War II
World War II camps
aesthetics
agriculture
California
clubs
families
gardeners
gardening
George Kiriyama
Hawaii
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese Americans
Los Angeles
metaphysics
Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series)
Nikkei
postwar
psychology
publications
racism
resettlements
Sawtelle
Southern California
stereotypes
theory of knowledge
United States
values
World War II
World War II camps
China Dolls by Lisa See
Fans of best-selling author Lisa See will not be surprised by her diverse background, the source of…
Leslie Yamaguchi • Jan. 15, 2015
authors
book reviews
California
China Dolls (book)
Chinese Americans
culture
discrimination
Forbidden City (nightclub)
identity
interpersonal relations
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Lisa See
Los Angeles
nightclubs
racism
reviews
San Francisco
United States
World War II
authors
book reviews
California
China Dolls (book)
Chinese Americans
culture
discrimination
Forbidden City (nightclub)
identity
interpersonal relations
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Lisa See
Los Angeles
nightclubs
racism
reviews
San Francisco
United States
World War II
City Girls: The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950
In City Girls: The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950, author Professor Valerie Matsumoto…
Cathy Haruka Uechi • Sept. 17, 2014
Seeking It Out: A Hapa Shin-Nisei’s Grasp at Culture
My favorite large Japanese market is about 30 miles away, which feels pretty far away when there&rs…
Komo • Nov. 14, 2012