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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Finding My Community
Growing up in the Central Valley of California, more specifically Fresno, my experience with the Ni…

Drew Yamamura • July 14, 2023

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Asian Camp Boy Scouts California camps communities Fresno identity Japanese American basketball leagues Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive (program) Manzanar at Dusk (program) Manzanar Committee (organization) National Japanese American United Methodist Caucus Nikkei Student Union (UC Berkeley) summer camps United States
Asian Camp Boy Scouts California camps communities Fresno identity Japanese American basketball leagues Katari: Keeping Japanese American Stories Alive (program) Manzanar at Dusk (program) Manzanar Committee (organization) National Japanese American United Methodist Caucus Nikkei Student Union (UC Berkeley) summer camps United States
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Fresno Stories
Object Lesson of a Lost Temple: A Postcard of the Fresno Buddhist Church, 1912
One of my favorite hobbies is collecting postcards. I began collecting in 2013, after I inherited a…

Jonathan van Harmelen • June 22, 2023

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Buddhism California Fresno Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple Fresno Buddhist Church Fresno Buddhist Hostel prewar religions United States World War II
Buddhism California Fresno Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple Fresno Buddhist Church Fresno Buddhist Hostel prewar religions United States World War II
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Fresno Stories
Dutch Leonard - The Ballplayer who challenged Fresno's racism
“Dutch” Leonard is no longer a household name, but he left behind an enduring reputat…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 6, 2023

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baseball California Fresno racism United States
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Fresno Stories
William Saroyan and the search for "The Japanese American Novel"
Normally, when we think about “California” cities, our minds tend to drift to popular d…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 12, 2022

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authors California Current Life (magazine) Fresno James Omura Toshio Mori United States William Saroyan writers
authors California Current Life (magazine) Fresno James Omura Toshio Mori United States William Saroyan writers
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The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato
#13 My father called me to California
Let's follow the footsteps of Shinichi Kato's father, Matsujiro, after he moved to the U.S.…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 28, 2021

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California farmers Fresno immigration migration Parlier Pasadena Reedley Shinichi Kato United States yobiyose
California farmers Fresno immigration migration Parlier Pasadena Reedley Shinichi Kato United States yobiyose
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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports
Little League Baseball Then (1959) and Now (1992)
My first exposure to baseball was around 1959 when my parents signed me up for baseball through the…

John Sunada • Oct. 1, 2020

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baseball Buddhism buildings California churches Discover Nikkei Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple Fresno Buddhist Church Little League baseball Minor B Athletics (youth baseball team) Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Sports (series) religions United States youth
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Thieving Guards, Mass Food Poisoning, and Other Facts of Life in Fresno Assembly Center
The Fresno Assembly Center* (FAC) opened on May 6, 1942 and held a total of 5,344 Japanese American…

Brian Niiya +1 • Sept. 20, 2019

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California Fresno temporary detention centers United States World War II World War II camps
California Fresno temporary detention centers United States World War II World War II camps
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Scrumptiously Inventive Mochi In Fresno
I first learned about Fresno’s landmark mochi shop, Kogetsu-do, 16 years ago while doing rese…

Sharon Yamato • May 29, 2019

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business California economics family-owned businesses food Fresno fruit Japantowns management mochi Nihonmachi United States
business California economics family-owned businesses food Fresno fruit Japantowns management mochi Nihonmachi United States
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A Journey to Jerome
Otousan, Obasan, Ojisan, how was the train ride? My father, aunt, uncle, and their family travel…

Ben Arikawa • Aug. 24, 2016

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Arkansas concentration camps Jerome concentration camp McGehee Rohwer concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps WWII Japanese American Internment Museum
Arkansas concentration camps Jerome concentration camp McGehee Rohwer concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps WWII Japanese American Internment Museum
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How I Fell in Love with Fresno
My godmother, aka my Auntie Kiyo, was originally from Fresno. But after the war, she ended up in Ne…

Susan Ito • Feb. 29, 2016

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agriculture California childhood families farming Fresno United States
agriculture California childhood families farming Fresno United States
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