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Did you ever receive a can of Rice Krispies for Christmas? Or, did you ever think of giving a large gallon can of Rice Krispies …
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As part of my research for Discover Nikkei, especially during COVID times, I spend a great deal of time perusing databases and digitized collections available …
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I read on the Discover Nikkei website about a Japanese American granddaughter having to clear out her Nisei grandmother’s house when she passed away. To …
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Greenwood was the first “internment centre” and Tashme was the last. In-between, there were Lemon Creek, Popoff, Bay Farm, New Denver, Rosebery, Sandon, and Kaslo. …
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In Hawaii they speak a form of Pidgin English, which is basically a language mish-mash of the different cultures that make up the islands today. …
Common Grains is a Japanese food and culture project that started in my home kitchen a couple of years ago, and until this year, it …
I’m not much of a churchgoer, but I’ve attended and volunteered at events at both the Denver Buddhist Temple, and the Simpson Methodist Church, which …
In the Northern woods of Minnesota the call of a loon echoes on the lake. The wind rustles through a forest of birch trees. And …
My mother was always reminding me to eat every grain of rice from my bowl: “Hito tsubu mo nokosanaide tabenasai.” It’s the equivalent of “Clean …
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Where are you from? Where did you learn to speak English? Do you eat regular food? American? For most of my life I have lived …
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