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Ginyu Igei: the teacher, the lighthouse
Ginyu Igei arrived in Peru with the halo of sensei. A teacher in his native Okinawa, the 26-year-o…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 18, 2023

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agriculture education farmers generations Ginyu Igei Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language schools language schools Lima migration Nanko Gakuen Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru schools teachers teaching Uchinanchu United States
agriculture education farmers generations Ginyu Igei Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language schools language schools Lima migration Nanko Gakuen Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru schools teachers teaching Uchinanchu United States
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Being Blasian
In the midst of the global pandemic, Sascha Koki discovered something unexpected—her curls. S…

Summer Nakaishi • Feb. 14, 2023

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Asians Black people Blasians culture hapa Hawaii identity Japan racially mixed people Sascha Koki United States
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
A Nisei and Yonsei: The Power of Art & Isshoni - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Life After Internment in Edmonton “At age 14, I had no ambitions but o…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 24, 2022

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arts British Columbia Bryce Kanbara Canada communities culture exhibitions festivals graphic arts Henry Shimizu Japanese Canadians New Denver painting Powell Street Festival Samantha Kuniko Marsh Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
arts British Columbia Bryce Kanbara Canada communities culture exhibitions festivals graphic arts Henry Shimizu Japanese Canadians New Denver painting Powell Street Festival Samantha Kuniko Marsh Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
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On Nikkei
No. 13 "Identity is a place to belong" - Michie Yasufuso, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of NPO ABC Japan
Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City: A city of multicultural coexistence Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, is the main …

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 12, 2022

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ABC Japan (organization) Brazil Brazilians in Japan dekasegi foreign workers identity Japan Kanagawa Prefecture Michie Yasufuso multiculturalism Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Tsurumi Ward (Yokohama) Yokohama
ABC Japan (organization) Brazil Brazilians in Japan dekasegi foreign workers identity Japan Kanagawa Prefecture Michie Yasufuso multiculturalism Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Tsurumi Ward (Yokohama) Yokohama
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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
Intercultural Communication Through Sushi
A Variety of Sushi Chefs As a writer based in the United States, I’ve interviewed quite a lo…

Keiko Fukuda • July 18, 2022

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communication food Japanese food multiculturalism sociology sushi
communication food Japanese food multiculturalism sociology sushi
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From Short Story to Stage Play: Masao and The Bronze Nightingale
After years of partnership and production, Dan Kwong and Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara’s Ma…

Kyra Karatsu • April 28, 2022

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Boyle Heights California Dan Kwong drama Los Angeles Masao and the Bronze Nightingale (play) multiculturalism performances Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara United States
Boyle Heights California Dan Kwong drama Los Angeles Masao and the Bronze Nightingale (play) multiculturalism performances Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara United States
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Writing Wrongs in the Past and Present: How Director Sherri Kajiwara is Preserving Nikkei Voices in Canada - Part 1
Back in November, I had the opportunity to conduct an email interview with Sherri Kajiwara, the D…

Mimi Okabe • Feb. 1, 2022

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adoptions British Columbia Burnaby Canada culture equality Hawaii Japanese Americans Japanese culture justice languages law Nikkei Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Sherri Kajiwara social justice United States Writing Wrongs (exhibition)
adoptions British Columbia Burnaby Canada culture equality Hawaii Japanese Americans Japanese culture justice languages law Nikkei Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Sherri Kajiwara social justice United States Writing Wrongs (exhibition)
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Sata Andagi
I don't know when you came into my life, I just know that now you are part of it, of my culture…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Nov. 19, 2021

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culture food identity Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru symbolism Uchinanchu women
culture food identity Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru symbolism Uchinanchu women
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My Two Aunt Karens
The name “Karen” has grown to symbolize many things in the recent year. Specifically, i…

Kyra Karatsu • Nov. 2, 2021

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culture families hapa racially mixed people
culture families hapa racially mixed people
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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei
111 Years of the Japanese Community in Uruguay - Part 2: Floriculture, the Connection with Buenos Aires, and the Next Generation of Japanese Uruguayans
Read Part 1 >> The industry in which Japanese people in Uruguay were most often engaged was f…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Oct. 29, 2021

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Argentines floriculture history Japan Kimono Project migration Naomi Moriyama Anno Uruguay
Argentines floriculture history Japan Kimono Project migration Naomi Moriyama Anno Uruguay
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