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Sitting Down with Writer Gil Asakawa to Talk Japanese Food and His New Book: Tabemasho! (Let’s Eat!): A Tasty History of Japanese Food in America
“Let me microwave something real quick.”
It seems fitting that this is the first thing…
Nancy Matsumoto • Oct. 7, 2022
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George Takei is the Energizer Bunny of the JA community
Like many people, and especially many Japanese Americans, I’m a big fan of George Takei. I&rs…
Gil Asakawa • Aug. 7, 2017
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Japanese Cleaning
Here’s all the dirt on my feelings about cleaning.
I don’t have the joy of cleaning.
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Gil Asakawa • July 13, 2016
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Being JA v2.0 Is Here, And I’m So Glad To Be JA!
During a recent trip to San Francisco to attend the annual conference of the Asian American Journal…
Gil Asakawa • Oct. 14, 2015
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Growing Up with Stinky, Slimy, Altogether Wonderful Japanese Food
I’m a foodie. Everyone knows this. I write about food, I take photos of food everywhere I din…
Gil Asakawa • July 9, 2014
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Nikkei View: Thoughts on the Great Tohoku Kanto Earthquake and tsunami from a Japanese American in Denver
Unless you live in California, most Americans can’t imagine what it’s like to be in a m…
Gil Asakawa • March 19, 2011
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Happy New Year, Japanese-style
Unlike other Asian cultures, the Japanese don’t celebrate Lunar New Year. Instead, they celeb…
Gil Asakawa • Jan. 1, 2011
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Gil Asakawa’s Guide to Japanese America
“Do you have to go benjo?” If you know what this phrase means, there’s a high pro…
Darryl Mori • July 5, 2010
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Day of Remembrance 2006
Issei, Nisei, Sansei, Yonsei, Gosei. It never occurred to me that I would live to see five generati…
Jean Ikezoe-Halevi • Oct. 31, 2006