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Much Mahalos
“Da Okinawan Hammah” stay nailing it!—Brandon Ufugusuku Ing’s projects promote Okinawan language
“Da Okinawan Hammah” get one skill that not too many people get. Uchinaaguchi, da Okina…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Jan. 4, 2024

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Argentines Brandon Ufugusuku Ing generations Hawaii Japan languages music Okinawan language Okinawa Prefecture Uchinaguchi United States Yonsei
Argentines Brandon Ufugusuku Ing generations Hawaii Japan languages music Okinawan language Okinawa Prefecture Uchinaguchi United States Yonsei
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
What is it to be Nikkei?
My name is Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima, I was born in Huancayo, Peru, from the first and last name you w…

Gaby Kutzuma Sameshima • Nov. 8, 2023

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aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
aesthetics generations Huancayo Japanese language languages metaphysics Peru psychology Sansei theory of knowledge values
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Japanese media in the United States
#13 Interview with the New Owner - Los Angeles Japanese Radio TJS
To Internet radio In the morning when I was taking my children to school, I used to listen to the L…

Keiko Fukuda • Oct. 9, 2023

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California communication Dutch internet radio Isamu Van Den Berg Japanese language Japanese language radio languages Los Angeles racially mixed people radio sociology telecommunication United States
California communication Dutch internet radio Isamu Van Den Berg Japanese language Japanese language radio languages Los Angeles racially mixed people radio sociology telecommunication United States
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The Life of an American Sign Language interpreter — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Shimizu, who is 36 years old, said he enjoys working with older Deaf people a…

Summer Nakaishi • Sept. 28, 2023

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American Sign Language Deaf families Hard of Hearing Hawaii interpreters for the Deaf United States
American Sign Language Deaf families Hard of Hearing Hawaii interpreters for the Deaf United States
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The Life of an American Sign Language interpreter — Part 1
Shaun Shimizu lives in two worlds. In one world, he’s an American Sign Language interpreter, …

Summer Nakaishi • Sept. 27, 2023

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American Sign Language Deaf families Hard of Hearing Hawaii interpreters for the Deaf United States
American Sign Language Deaf families Hard of Hearing Hawaii interpreters for the Deaf United States
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Kenzo Kobashigawa, the sensei of dekasegi past
For Peruvians over 45 years of age, 1989 was probably one of the worst years in the history of thei…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Sept. 27, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers Japan Japanese languages Nikkei in Japan Peru
dekasegi foreign workers Japan Japanese languages Nikkei in Japan Peru
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Exposing America’s “Secret Weapon” — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> With their service as linguists no longer classified, the MIS veterans’…

Drusilla Tanaka • Aug. 14, 2023

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Fort Snelling generations Grant Ichikawa Military Intelligence Service Military Intelligence Service Language School Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.) Minnesota Nisei Paul Tani Seiki Oshiro The Registry (film) United States World War II
Fort Snelling generations Grant Ichikawa Military Intelligence Service Military Intelligence Service Language School Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.) Minnesota Nisei Paul Tani Seiki Oshiro The Registry (film) United States World War II
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Exposing America’s “Secret Weapon” — Part 1
My high school yearbook is a well-worn treasure. After leafing through it all these years, the bind…

Drusilla Tanaka • Aug. 13, 2023

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Fort Snelling generations Grant Ichikawa Military Intelligence Service Military Intelligence Service Language School Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.) Minnesota Nisei Paul Tani Seiki Oshiro The Registry (film) United States World War II
Fort Snelling generations Grant Ichikawa Military Intelligence Service Military Intelligence Service Language School Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.) Minnesota Nisei Paul Tani Seiki Oshiro The Registry (film) United States World War II
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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 2
Read Part 1 >>  When I arrived at The Plaza, I found Aunt Emiko watching a game show on…

Alden M. Hayashi • June 29, 2023

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Chinese characters fiction Japanese language kanji languages names writing
Chinese characters fiction Japanese language kanji languages names writing
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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 1
Author’s note: After my mother had passed and my brothers and I were cleaning out her house, …

Alden M. Hayashi • June 28, 2023

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Chinese characters fiction Japanese language kanji languages names writing
Chinese characters fiction Japanese language kanji languages names writing
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