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Shopping Mall in Little Tokyo
Mixing commercial and community interests, old-world nostalgia and cultural consumption, the Japane…

Samuel Mori • Nov. 16, 2016

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California events Japanese Village Plaza Little Tokyo Los Angeles shopping centers shopping malls traditions United States urban renewal Weller Court
California events Japanese Village Plaza Little Tokyo Los Angeles shopping centers shopping malls traditions United States urban renewal Weller Court
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A Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo
In the 1970s, the debates around who and what the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (…

Samuel Mori • Nov. 9, 2016

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culture generations heritage identity Nisei Sansei traditions
culture generations heritage identity Nisei Sansei traditions
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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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Brazil Chinese characters communities customs (social) families generations identity Japanese Japanese language kanji languages Sansei traditions writing
Brazil Chinese characters communities customs (social) families generations identity Japanese Japanese language kanji languages Sansei traditions writing
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Jesus and Buddha
I was the youngest of a large family. When I was born, my parents were already old enough to be g…

Marta Marenco • Jan. 15, 2016

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aesthetics Argentina Buddhism Catholicism culture death families hapa metaphysics psychology racially mixed people religion religions rituals theory of knowledge traditions values
aesthetics Argentina Buddhism Catholicism culture death families hapa metaphysics psychology racially mixed people religion religions rituals theory of knowledge traditions values
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Celebrations of the End and Beginning of the Year in the Brazilian Nikkei Community
From mid-November until just before Christmas, gatherings to celebrate the end of the year take pla…

Henrique Minatogawa • Jan. 7, 2016

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bonenkai Brazil communities entertaining families food holidays Japanese food New Year Oshogatsu ozoni parties São Paulo shinnenkai traditions
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Winter Holiday, Nikkei Way
When the Canadian government finally gave the Japanese Canadians the freedom to have equal rights a…

Chuck Tasaka • Jan. 5, 2016

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1950s British Columbia Canada Christmas communities families food Greenwood (B.C.) holidays Japanese Canadians mochi mochitsuki New Year osechi cooking Oshogatsu postwar traditions World War II
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The Feast that Makes a Family
There’s gravel crackling under our car wheels as we drive up my Auntie Nesan’s driveway…

Tamiko Nimura • Jan. 1, 2016

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families food Hiroshi Kashiwagi holidays Japanese food New Year Oshogatsu ozoni Soji Kashiwagi Tamiko Nimura traditions
families food Hiroshi Kashiwagi holidays Japanese food New Year Oshogatsu ozoni Soji Kashiwagi Tamiko Nimura traditions
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Longing for Japan on New Year’s
As the end of the year approaches, the East Asian quarter of São Paolo is lively. Signs in t…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 31, 2015

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Brazil food holidays Japan mochi New Year osechi cooking Oshogatsu traditions
Brazil food holidays Japan mochi New Year osechi cooking Oshogatsu traditions
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Christmas Memories of the Nikkei
Our memories are filled with sad and happy landscapes that speak to each other. I asked some Nikkei…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Dec. 25, 2015

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Christmas holidays New Year Oshogatsu Peru traditions
Christmas holidays New Year Oshogatsu Peru traditions
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Artistry in Armor: An Interview with Darin S. Furukawa, Artist, Educator, and Samurai Arts Specialist
Darin S. Furukawa and Mike Yamasaki are co-curators Japanese American National Museum’s new e…

Esther Newman • Aug. 14, 2015

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armor arts California culture exhibitions festivals Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Jidai (exhibition) Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) swords traditions United States weapons
armor arts California culture exhibitions festivals Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Jidai (exhibition) Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) swords traditions United States weapons
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