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Read Part 1 >> Katsuji Kato as a missionary for Japanese students The Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions originated in New York in 1886, and …
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Ask any Nisei from the south end of the Imperial Valley about their childhood Christmas experiences, and their fond reminiscences inevitably take them back to …
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On July 8, 1867, the Chicago Tribune reported a love story between a Chicago girl and a Japanese acrobat. Traveling acrobats were most likely the …
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“In the heart of every human being there is a quest for truth, a quest for justice, a quest for peace, a quest for love, …
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I tell you the truth, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it …
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