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A Yonsei's Reflections...
on the Olympics
The Vancouver Olympics have come and gone. Every two years, our global attention and hearts are cap…

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • March 4, 2010

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Apolo Anton Ohno athletics ice skating identity Kristi Yamaguchi Mirai Nagasu Olympics skating sports
Apolo Anton Ohno athletics ice skating identity Kristi Yamaguchi Mirai Nagasu Olympics skating sports
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Nikkei Heritage
When Gila Fought Heart Mountain
More than 62 years ago, in September 1944, a baseball series pitted Gila River and Heart Mountain i…

Tetsuo Furokawa • Feb. 26, 2010

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Arizona baseball concentration camps Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Kenichi Zenimura sports United States World War II camps Wyoming
Arizona baseball concentration camps Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Kenichi Zenimura sports United States World War II camps Wyoming
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Nikkei Heritage
A Love Affair with Snow
Skiing has been a passion for me. It was once a sometime activity which I could indulge in as frequ…

Rod Tatsuno • Dec. 9, 2009

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athletics California concentration camps Olympics San Jose skiing sports Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps
athletics California concentration camps Olympics San Jose skiing sports Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps
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Nikkei Heritage
Jose Nakamura: The first Nikkei in American Baseball
As World War Two came to an end, Japanese Americans began the slow process of moving from internmen…

Chiori Santiago • Oct. 9, 2009

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baseball Cuba Jose Nakamura sports
baseball Cuba Jose Nakamura sports
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From Our Collection: Sumo and the “Threads” of Community
On February 9, 1885, the first official Japanese migrants arrived in Hawai’i. Before an audie…

Sojin Kim • Oct. 7, 2009

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communities sports sumo wrestling
communities sports sumo wrestling
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A Jockey's Tale: Uncovering the Story of Kokomo Joe
“What initially catches my interest in any story is the story itself—its characters, it…

Darryl Mori • July 1, 2009

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contests horse racing jockeys Kokomo Joe (book) racing sports World War II
contests horse racing jockeys Kokomo Joe (book) racing sports World War II
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Okinawa Sumo in the Land of Bolivia-Okinawa Migration
1. Okinawa Sumo at the Beginning of the MigrationAs part of the Ryukyu government’s group emi…

Kazuo Miyagi • Feb. 19, 2009

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Bolivia Japan kakuriki Okinawa Prefecture sports sumo wrestling
Bolivia Japan kakuriki Okinawa Prefecture sports sumo wrestling
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An L.A. Sansei's Misadventures in South America
Beisebol or Besuboru?
Beisebol is big among the Japanese farming colonies of South America. I found myself at a weekend t…

John Katagi • Jan. 14, 2009

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baseball communities identity Paraguay South America sports
baseball communities identity Paraguay South America sports
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Voices of Chicago
Learning to Fall
Like returning home after a long journey, stepping onto the tatami at the dojo is one of the most r…

Natalie Ume Liverant • July 25, 2008

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Chicago combat hapa identity Illinois judo martial arts racially mixed people sports United States
Chicago combat hapa identity Illinois judo martial arts racially mixed people sports United States
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Frank Endo - A Balanced Life
My name is Frank Endo, age 81, and I reside in Gardena, California. I was born in Wilmington, Cali…

Frank Endo • July 24, 2008

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Amache concentration camp athletics California Chicago Colorado concentration camps Fort Snelling Frank Endo Gardena gymnastics Illinois Minnesota Olympics San Pedro sports Terminal Island United States World War II camps
Amache concentration camp athletics California Chicago Colorado concentration camps Fort Snelling Frank Endo Gardena gymnastics Illinois Minnesota Olympics San Pedro sports Terminal Island United States World War II camps
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