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One crucial aspect of Nikkei history that has not received due recognition from community chroniclers is the close relations between Japanese Americans and blacks, and …
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Read Part 1 >> In February 1942, Bradford Smith was recruited by Alan Cranston, the future U.S. Senator, for a job with the Office of …
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Read Part 2 >> What raised your consciousness about the incarceration camps and tell us about your involvement in developing the Pride and Shame exhibit during …
Read Part 1 >> You became involved in the social and racial justice activism of the late 1960’s. What was it like and tell us …
Larry Matsuda, higher education Ph.D. Racial/social-justice activist leader. Accomplished educator. Award-winning author, poet, and more. This writer was intrigued to explore what is so unique …
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As we commemorate 120 years of Japanese immigration to Peru, I'd like to share a personal reflection inspired by the immigration story of my great-grandmother, …
Read Part 1 >> Recently, I was lucky enough to travel to Estes Park to visit the beautiful mountain campus of Eagle Rock School and …
Meghan Tokunaga-Scanlon is an energetic and passionate music educator, who leads music, theatre, and dance programming at Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center in …
Aya Higashi, the last remaining Kaslo, British Columbia, resident interned there during the Second World War, died last year at 96. Higashi enjoyed a long …
Read Part 2 >> Why is the NAJC still relevant today? The NAJC has an important role to play especially as a human rights watchdog …
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