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Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> LK: Can you explain the purpose of the UH ‘Ike Wai project? ES: &lsq…

Lois Kajiwara • April 3, 2024

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agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawaii management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington
agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawaii management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington
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Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 1
It may be surprising to learn that in June 2014, a study published in the Preventing Chronic Dise…

Lois Kajiwara • April 2, 2024

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agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawaii management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington
agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawaii management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington
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The Eternal Beauty of DECO Clay Art
DECO Clay Craft Academy Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary* In life, finding your way on a path is no…

Lois Kajiwara • Jan. 10, 2024

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business DECO Clay Craft Art Academy decorative arts economics family-owned businesses handicrafts Hawaii Kazuko Miyai management polymer clay United States Yukiko Miyai
business DECO Clay Craft Art Academy decorative arts economics family-owned businesses handicrafts Hawaii Kazuko Miyai management polymer clay United States Yukiko Miyai
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The Legacy of ABC Stores
The year 2024 will mark the 60th anniversary that the Kosasa family has owned and operated ABC Stor…

Lois Kajiwara • Dec. 12, 2023

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business economics family-owned businesses Hawaii management United States
business economics family-owned businesses Hawaii management United States
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Child Labor and Generational Business
Early Asian immigrants who came to the U.S. to earn a living and live the American Dream had limite…

Bill Yee • March 29, 2023

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business children economics family-owned businesses management
business children economics family-owned businesses management
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Generational Pies: The Hori family’s continued passion for baking
In 1932, Yoshio and Miyako Hori brought two babies into the world: their son, Richard Yasuo Hori, a…

Jackie Kojima • Dec. 8, 2022

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business economics families family-owned businesses Hawaii Hawaiian Pie Company Hori family management United States
business economics families family-owned businesses Hawaii Hawaiian Pie Company Hori family management United States
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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 gastronomic tradition from father to daughter and from Nikkei to Brazilians
A smiling lady behind the counter where the cashier is located welcomes and thanks those who enter …

Tatiana Maebuchi • Dec. 18, 2018

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Brazil business economics family-owned businesses Japantowns Liberdade Luiza Yokoyama management Pastelaria Yoka pastries São Paulo Takashi Yokohama
Brazil business economics family-owned businesses Japantowns Liberdade Luiza Yokoyama management Pastelaria Yoka pastries São Paulo Takashi Yokohama
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The Uwajimaya Story
Final episode: Passed on to a new generation
Dennis Moriguchi as CEO In 1868 (the first year of the Meiji era), a group of Japanese emigrated ov…

Ryusuke Kawai • Oct. 12, 2018

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business Denise Moriguchi economics families family-owned businesses management Moriguchi family Seattle United States Uwajimaya (grocery store) Washington
business Denise Moriguchi economics families family-owned businesses management Moriguchi family Seattle United States Uwajimaya (grocery store) Washington
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Mary Higa and Daisuki Mensore: entrepreneurship with kimochi
Although it has a short name, it has a lot to tell. Mary Higa sums up her life with this phrase: “I…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • June 1, 2018

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business Daisuki Mensore (store) dekasegi economics families family-owned businesses foreign workers Lima management Mary Higa Nikkei in Japan Peru
business Daisuki Mensore (store) dekasegi economics families family-owned businesses foreign workers Lima management Mary Higa Nikkei in Japan Peru
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