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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 2
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When I arrived at The Plaza, I found Aunt Emiko watching a game show on…
Alden M. Hayashi • June 29, 2023
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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 1
Author’s note: After my mother had passed and my brothers and I were cleaning out her house, …
Alden M. Hayashi • June 28, 2023
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Japanese American Name Culture - Part 2
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Cultural Heritage and Assimilation
The names that immigrant parents select f…
Tim Asamen • May 12, 2017
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Japanese American Name Culture - Part 1
Is it Eisenhauer or Eisenhower? Gonzalez or Gonzales? Yasuzo or Yasudo? Whether they are misspellin…
Tim Asamen • May 11, 2017
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An Endangered Custom
I am a Sansei Nikkei, 35 years old, born and raised in São Paulo. During childhood and adole…
Henrique Minatogawa • April 29, 2016
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George – The Iconic Name of the Second Generation
7. You have Nisei relatives named Tak, Tad, George, Harry or Shig.
— From 101 Ways To Tell…
Tim Asamen • April 20, 2016
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Celebrating the Child: Kodomo no Hi in Seattle
My youngest daughter and I are holding a brush together, because she wants me to help her write the…
Tamiko Nimura • June 5, 2014
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racially mixed people
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United States
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writing
art
calligraphy
cat dolls
children
Children's Day
Chinese characters
communities
festivals
folk art
hapa
Hawaii
holidays
Japanese Americans
Japanese language
kanji
koinobori
languages
maneki neko (talisman)
Nikkei
origami
penmanship
racially mixed people
Seattle
traditions
United States
Washington
writing
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Chapter 2: Japanese Is Difficult!
1. “Is your mom there?” “She went to the byouin (hospital)…
Laura Honda-Hasegawa • July 27, 2011
