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Exploring Washi Jewelry With Reiko Nakano

I first heard of washi as a kid at the craft store buying rolls of what was advertised to be &ldquo…

Emily Hood • May 3, 2024

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Tying a Family Together: My Grandmother’s Wedding Obi

Growing up I was always fascinated by the blue trunk in our sunroom. When opened, it reeked of mo…

Caitlin Oiye Coon • April 23, 2024

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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> For Japanese Americans observing the election, the use of race-baiting elic…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 8, 2024

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The 1944 Election: The Twilight of the Demagogues—Part 1

Previously, I wrote an article for Discover Nikkei on how the incarceration of Japanese Americ…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 7, 2024

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How Do We Remember Japanese American History? A Descendant's Perspective

The following is adapted from a talk I gave at Plymouth Church in Seattle in February 2024. Good a…

Tamiko Nimura • April 4, 2024

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How Japanese Americans Built a ‘Useful American Life with All Possible Speed’ in 1940s Chicago

Incarcerated on the West Coast by the U.S. Government, Thousands Were Then Given ‘Work Leave&…

Laura McEnaney • March 27, 2024

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Excerpts from In Search of Hiroshi

A (Yonsei) Editor’s Note: Seeing Ourselves Across Generational Lines

In 1988, when Gene Oishi’s memoir was originally published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, …

Ana Iwataki • March 24, 2024

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Excerpts from In Search of Hiroshi

Chapter 18 - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> One Sansei told me when he went to Japan, he was delighted to see that there …

Gene Oishi • March 17, 2024

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Excerpts from In Search of Hiroshi

Preface

It has been more than three decades since In Search of Hiroshi was published by the Charles E. Tutt…

Gene Oishi • March 3, 2024

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Why the Language We Use to Describe JA Incarceration During WWII Matters

Out the front windows of our bus, we could see acres of sun-dried grasses during a hot and arid Nor…

Tamiko Nimura • Feb. 23, 2024

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