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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Joe, the Japanese Puritan
Growing up, I heard countless times about the legendary Niijima Jo, a Japanese man who stowed away …

Ariel Okamoto • Nov. 24, 2024

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Boston Christianity Discover Nikkei Doshisha University family histories genealogy identity immigration Japanese Americans Kyoto (city) Massachusetts missionaries names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) United States universities
Boston Christianity Discover Nikkei Doshisha University family histories genealogy identity immigration Japanese Americans Kyoto (city) Massachusetts missionaries names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) United States universities
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On Nikkei
Part 52 (3) Connecting Japan and the World through English Rakugo - Following Kanariya Eiraku at the St. Louis Japan Festival
Read Part 2 Rakugo in English - Rakumei-ya Eiraku is spreading English Rakugo to the Japanese comm…

Ryusuke Kawai • Oct. 11, 2024

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Ainu arts English entertainment humor Japan Japanese Americans Kanariya Eiraku performing arts rakugo Sakhalin storytelling
Ainu arts English entertainment humor Japan Japanese Americans Kanariya Eiraku performing arts rakugo Sakhalin storytelling
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How Little Tokyo and Nisei Week Began
Our ancestors came from Japan, the land of the rising sun. By blood, we are Japanese, and our cultu…

Yukio Kawaratani • Oct. 5, 2024

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Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws California festivals Japanese Americans land tenure law Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) Nisei Week Grand Parade (event) parades United States
Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws California festivals Japanese Americans land tenure law Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) Nisei Week Grand Parade (event) parades United States
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Working to nurture a new generation—Nova Vita Foundation
Leadership for kids Based in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, there is an organization that wo…

Keiko Fukuda • Sept. 25, 2024

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California education generations identity immigration Japanese Americans leadership Nova Vida Foundation Orange County postwar Shin-Nisei Southern California United States World War II youth
California education generations identity immigration Japanese Americans leadership Nova Vida Foundation Orange County postwar Shin-Nisei Southern California United States World War II youth
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Should Your Name Become Your Identity?
Years before I was born, my mother knew a man—a Black American man—who was serving in the US milita…

Tuney-Tosheia P. McDaniels • Aug. 4, 2024

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Chinese characters Discover Nikkei identity Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) writing
Chinese characters Discover Nikkei identity Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) writing
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J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist
Japanese immigration to the United States began during the Meiji Restoration (1868–89), a period …

Dennis Reed • June 7, 2024

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artists arts California Japanese Americans J. T. Sata Los Angeles modern art photographers photography United States World War II camps
artists arts California Japanese Americans J. T. Sata Los Angeles modern art photographers photography United States World War II camps
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David Yamahata: From Studying Dentistry to Being the First Japanese American Fire Captain
In the eyes of many Nisei parents, being “successful” in life meant their Sansei children had to …

Soji Kashiwagi • May 27, 2024

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California communities festivals fire fighters generations Japanese Americans Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) Sansei United States
California communities festivals fire fighters generations Japanese Americans Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) Sansei United States
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Yo! This is Who I Am: Kevin Charles Keizuchi of The Shinsei Movement—Part 1
If information is power, then shouldn’t we all strive for all the people in our community to feel p…

Kevin Charles Keizuchi • April 24, 2024

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California communities families festivals Fumiko Christine Naito grandmothers grandparents identity Instagram Japanese Americans Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) online social networks parents social networks United States
California communities families festivals Fumiko Christine Naito grandmothers grandparents identity Instagram Japanese Americans Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) online social networks parents social networks United States
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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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California Colorado concentration camps families generations grandmothers grandparents heirlooms Japanese Americans Kibei kimono Nisei parents Pinedale temporary detention center Seattle Tacoma temporary detention centers Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States Washington World War II camps
California Colorado concentration camps families generations grandmothers grandparents heirlooms Japanese Americans Kibei kimono Nisei parents Pinedale temporary detention center Seattle Tacoma temporary detention centers Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center United States Washington World War II camps
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Alan Nishio—The Fighter Who Kept Defying the Odds
The first time I realized Alan Nishio’s health was in decline was on November 19, 2022 when I atten…

Guy Aoki • Feb. 26, 2024

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Alan Nishio civil rights communities health Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress redress movement
Alan Nishio civil rights communities health Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress redress movement
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