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Tying a Family Together: My Grandmother’s Wedding Obi
Growing up I was always fascinated by the blue trunk in our sunroom. When opened, it reeked of mo…

Caitlin Oiye Coon • April 23, 2024

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California Colorado concentration camps families generations grandmothers grandparents heirlooms Japanese Americans Kibei kimono Nisei parents Pinedale temporary detention center Seattle Tacoma temporary detention centers Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States Washington World War II camps
California Colorado concentration camps families generations grandmothers grandparents heirlooms Japanese Americans Kibei kimono Nisei parents Pinedale temporary detention center Seattle Tacoma temporary detention centers Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States Washington World War II camps
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 13 (Part 2)—Nisei Dual Citizenship and Marriage Issues
Read Chapter 13 (Part 1) >> PERSPECTIVES ON NISEI IN THE UNITED STATES I would like to intr…

Ikuo Shinmasu • June 12, 2023

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generations Japanese language newspapers marriages newspapers Nisei prewar Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
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The Power of Irei
A Miraculous Family Gathering: Wasuke Hirota’s Mixed-Race Descendants Celebrate at Ireichō
The sound of joyful voices and poignant emotions echoed through JANM’s Aratani Hall when on…

Sharon Yamato • May 17, 2023

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Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp intermarriage interracial marriages Ireichō Irei (project) marriages Mexican Americans Mexicans mixed marriages United States Wasuke Hirota World War II World War II camps Wyoming
Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp intermarriage interracial marriages Ireichō Irei (project) marriages Mexican Americans Mexicans mixed marriages United States Wasuke Hirota World War II World War II camps Wyoming
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Of Inomatas and Kingis: The Story of a Remarkable Family
If ever there was an award offered for the most remarkable Japanese American family saga, one for…

Greg Robinson • March 30, 2023

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California citizenship Florida generations immigrants immigration intermarriage interracial marriages Issei janitors Japan Kinji Inomata Los Angeles marriages migration Pensacola racially mixed people United States U.S. Navy World War II
California citizenship Florida generations immigrants immigration intermarriage interracial marriages Issei janitors Japan Kinji Inomata Los Angeles marriages migration Pensacola racially mixed people United States U.S. Navy World War II
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Mikal Payne moved to the US in 2016, overcame the death of her husband and found a new purpose
Japan points out differences between people, America allows freedom I met Kei Mikal Payne when I i…

Keiko Fukuda • Aug. 1, 2022

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business economics generations immigrants immigration international marriages Issei Japan Kay McKalpain management migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
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To Build a Bridge
“Why do you want to marry him?”  That is what my maternal grandfather asked my mo…

Kyra Karatsu • March 18, 2022

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families intermarriage interracial marriages marriages mixed marriages
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A Family of Artists - Part 2: The Goodenow Brothers Make Their Own Marks
Read Part 1 >> Although their father Kyohei Inukai achieved the greatest renown as an arti…

Greg Robinson • July 8, 2021

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artists arts hapa intermarriage interracial marriages Kyohei Inukai marriages painters racially mixed people
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A Family of Artists - Part 1: Kyohei Inukai, Society Portraitist
One remarkable clan of artists is that of the Inukai-Goodenow family. It was formed by Kyōhei Inuka…

Greg Robinson • July 7, 2021

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artists arts intermarriage interracial marriages Kyohei Inukai marriages painters
artists arts intermarriage interracial marriages Kyohei Inukai marriages painters
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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)
Part 5: Seeing Irwin
Read Part 4 >> Here are places where you can see exhibits, artifacts, documents, etc., relat…

Philbert Ono • Nov. 8, 2020

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artifacts Hawaii intermarriage interracial marriages Japan marriages migration Robert Walker Irwin United States
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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)
Part 4: World War II in Japan and Grandchildren
Read Part 3 >> Despite racial prejudice and government pressure to move to the US, Irwin's c…

Philbert Ono • Nov. 1, 2020

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Hawaii intermarriage interracial marriages Japan marriages migration Robert Walker Irwin United States
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