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Ottawa artist Norman Takeuchi: Long Division Exhibition
“Ever since we both attended the Vancouver School of Art back in the 1950s, I have always respect…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Aug. 31, 2022

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artists British Columbia Canada Long Division (exhibition) Norman Takeuchi Ottawa war
artists British Columbia Canada Long Division (exhibition) Norman Takeuchi Ottawa war
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Tetsu Komai: The Story of The Man You Love to Hate
One of the most prolific, and possibly most underappreciated, Asian American actors of the “Golde…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 22, 2022

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acting actors Arizona artists concentration camps entertainers generations Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp Hollywood films immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Tetsu Komai United States war World War II camps
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The Spirit of Shinobu - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Sally’s earliest memories are of playing with Bernice and Beatrice Wong in back of …

Carlyn Leinani Tani • Aug. 19, 2022

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100th Infantry Battalion brides Great Depression, 1929-1939 Hawai'i Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 picture brides Sumi Tani United States United States Army war wives
100th Infantry Battalion brides Great Depression, 1929-1939 Hawai'i Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 picture brides Sumi Tani United States United States Army war wives
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Teiko Ishida – A Woman of Conviction in the JACL — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> In September 1943, the Japanese American Citizens League announced that Mike Masaok…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Aug. 11, 2022

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Teiko Ishida war
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Teiko Ishida – A Woman of Conviction in the JACL — Part 1
For most of its history, the leadership of the JACL has been composed largely of men. Figures such …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Aug. 10, 2022

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Teiko Ishida war
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On Nikkei
Vol. 3: Jack Shirai and the Volunteer Soldier
Volunteering for the Foreign Legion An event bigger than the COVID-19 news that is reported almost …

Ryusuke Kawai • March 11, 2022

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enlistment Jack Shirai New York (state) Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) United States voluntary military service war
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A Veteran's Memories of Occupied Japan
Editor’s note: Edwin “Bud” Nakasone served in the U.S. Army as an interpreter during the occupation…

Edwin Nakasone • Aug. 16, 2021

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) armed forces generations interpreters linguists Nisei retired military personnel veterans war World War II
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The deep relationship between postwar immigration and war in Brazil as seen through personal histories
Brazil, which currently boasts the world's largest Japanese community at 2 million, also began with…

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 26, 2021

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Amazon River Region Brazil China immigration Japan Manchuria Okinawa Prefecture Peru postwar Russia Siberia war World War II
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Tessaku
Mary Iwami - Part 3
Read Part 2 >> What details do you remember from camp when the war ended? When the war ended and…

Emiko Tsuchida • March 7, 2021

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Arizona California concentration camps magazines Mary Iwami Poston concentration camp Salinas Tessaku (magazine) Tule Lake concentration camp United States war World War II camps
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Tessaku
Mary Iwami - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> When Pearl Harbor happened, do you remember that day? What happened to me, I don…

Emiko Tsuchida • Feb. 28, 2021

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Arizona California concentration camps magazines Mary Iwami Poston concentration camp Salinas Tessaku (magazine) Tule Lake concentration camp United States war World War II camps
Arizona California concentration camps magazines Mary Iwami Poston concentration camp Salinas Tessaku (magazine) Tule Lake concentration camp United States war World War II camps
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