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Ministers, Dry Cleaners, Farmers, and Gardeners: The Original Taiko Drummers in the Continental United States—Part 2

Wynn Kiyama • May 9, 2024

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Ministers, Dry Cleaners, Farmers, and Gardeners: The Original Taiko Drummers in the Continental United States—Part 1
From somewhere in the crowd of dancers, the sound of a large taiko (drum) echoes through the summer…

Wynn Kiyama • May 8, 2024

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A vision, a path
Opening roads What was a dream is today a reality. The footprints well left on the paths of life a…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • May 7, 2024

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Same Place, New Face: 30 Years of Mr. Ramen
Little Tokyo celebrates 140 years this year. As the second-oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles, Litt…

Megan Yasuda • May 7, 2024

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Canadian Nikkei Artist
The Art Gallery of Ontario Honours Japanese Canadian Artist, Kaz Nakamura—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Akira Yoshikawa, Artist, Toronto My first encounter with Kazuo Nakamu…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 6, 2024

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Canadian Nikkei Artist
The Art Gallery of Ontario Honours Japanese Canadian Artist, Kaz Nakamura—Part 1
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto is featuring an exhibition of the works of Japanese Can…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 5, 2024

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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Official Birth, 1938: "Lazy Writing..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • May 4, 2024

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Monica Teisher
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Teisher,Monica

Grandfather migrating to Colombia

(b.1974) Japanese Colombian who currently resides in the United States

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Mitsuye Yamada
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Yamada,Mitsuye

Her mother came to the U.S. with a group of picture brides

(b. 1923) Japanese American poet, activist

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Venancio Shinki
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Shinki,Venancio

We go to America (Spanish)

(b. 1932-2016) Peruvian painter

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Ryoichi Kodama
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Kodama,Ryoichi

Moving to Brazil wanting to see the world (Japanese)

Kasato-maru immigrants

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Real People on Video Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.
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