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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
One Thousand Cranes
The gentle breeze carrying the scent of freshly made mochi from the next-door shop greeted me as I …

Jocelyn Doan • May 21, 2023

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California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles origami paper cranes United States
California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles origami paper cranes United States
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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
Cynthia: A thousand cranes, a cherry blossom and the transience of life
Since I can remember, like everyone who was born in Peru in the nineties, Japan has been very prese…

Marco Carrasco Villanueva • Oct. 9, 2019

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cherry blossoms Discover Nikkei heroes loss Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series) origami paper cranes Peru tsuru
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She keeps alive the stories of Japanese American internment
MUKILTEO — Judy Kusakabe’s life began at the Puyallup fairgrounds. It was Camp Harmony…

Andrea Brown • July 17, 2019

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Japanese Americans origami Puyallup temporary detention center Seattle temporary detention centers United States Washington World War II World War II camps
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Twenty Thousand Cranes And More: Stories Behind Washington State's Tsuru For Solidarity and Crystal City, Texas
Twenty thousand, and more. As I type, twenty-five thousand origami cranes are being gathered in …

Tamiko Nimura • April 23, 2019

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Crystal City internment camp Crystal City Pilgrimage (event) Department of Justice camps imprisonment incarceration interpersonal relations loss origami paper cranes pilgrimages separation Texas United States Washington World War II camps
Crystal City internment camp Crystal City Pilgrimage (event) Department of Justice camps imprisonment incarceration interpersonal relations loss origami paper cranes pilgrimages separation Texas United States Washington World War II camps
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The role of origami in Peru
Japanese culture is present in Peru in an evident and unmistakable way, especially when it is exhib…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Jan. 16, 2019

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arts origami Peru
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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage
Crossing the World
“Origami is a means of communication and expression; it's a universal language that brings …

Heriete Setsuko Shimabukuro Takeda • Oct. 18, 2018

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Brazil Japan origami
Brazil Japan origami
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Origami
The first time I visited the Liberdade fair, I spent a lot of time at the newsstand, which is right…

Hudson Okada • April 30, 2018

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arts identity origami
arts identity origami
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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Reinventing Yourself: An Origami Lesson
Want or need to reinvent yourself? Unfold, examine the real you, refold accordingly.   *Th…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • Dec. 14, 2016

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cartoonists cartoons humor origami
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The Real Lives of Origami Figures
Swim at Your Own Risk
I wholeheartedly believe in taking risks, but it’s always a good idea to assess your limitati…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • Dec. 9, 2016

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cartoonists cartoons humor identity origami
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Toyomi Tsuruta, teacher who opens new worlds
In 2013, the Tsuru Japanese Language Center opened its doors, the entrepreneurial dream of a Japane…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Nov. 2, 2016

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada Chile Costa Rica generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language schools languages language schools migration Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre origami paper cranes Peru postwar Shin-Issei Spaniards tsuru United States volunteerism World War II
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