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Nikkei film audiovisual creators
Today's world is a movie. Everyone consumes, through cinema, digital platforms and other media,…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Dec. 6, 2023

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documentaries films Kaori Flores Yonekura Peru producers
documentaries films Kaori Flores Yonekura Peru producers
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Much Mahalos
Kenny Kusaka’s Calling—How he chose stand-up comedy as his service
Leilehua class of 2013 grad, Kenny Kusaka wuz getting lotta leading roles in da Local theatre scene…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Dec. 5, 2023

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comedy Hawaii Hawaii residents stand-up comedy United States
comedy Hawaii Hawaii residents stand-up comedy United States
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Nikkei View
Interpreting Lost in Translation 20 years later
I get it. I understand. Traveling to someplace you’ve never been, where the culture and langu…

Gil Asakawa • Nov. 30, 2023

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stereotypes
stereotypes
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Power of Our Stories
In American Dream
There are as many ways to tell a story as there are stories. Historians, novelists, and artists o…

Esther Newman • Nov. 27, 2023

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An American Dream (opera) imprisonment incarceration opera World War II camps
An American Dream (opera) imprisonment incarceration opera World War II camps
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Art director for Hollywood blockbusters - Katsuya Imai, who moved to the US in 2014
Obtained an O visa after studying abroad In the summer of 2023, when I went to see Hollywood movies…

Keiko Fukuda • Nov. 21, 2023

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generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
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Beyond Shogun: James Clavell's Japanese American History
The late author and screenwriter James Clavell is best remembered these days for his series of be…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 14, 2023

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authors history Japanese Americans prisoners prisoners of war The Sweet and the Bitter (film)
authors history Japanese Americans prisoners prisoners of war The Sweet and the Bitter (film)
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Keeping the Beat: The Story of Legendary Drummer Paul Togawa
As part of my ongoing series on Japanese American jazz musicians, I now turn to the fascinating sto…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Oct. 31, 2023

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Arizona concentration camps drummers generations jazz music musicians Nisei Paul Togawa Poston concentration camp The Paul Togawa Quartet United States World War II camps
Arizona concentration camps drummers generations jazz music musicians Nisei Paul Togawa Poston concentration camp The Paul Togawa Quartet United States World War II camps
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Usagi Yojimbo: The Year of The Samurai Rabbit!
The adventure of a lifetime started nearly 40 years ago for Stan Sakai with the creation of his com…

Lois Kajiwara • Oct. 29, 2023

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California comic books comic-cons comics conventions graphic novels Hawaii manga San Diego San Diego Comic-Con Stan Sakai United States Usagi Yojimbo (comic)
California comic books comic-cons comics conventions graphic novels Hawaii manga San Diego San Diego Comic-Con Stan Sakai United States Usagi Yojimbo (comic)
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Japanese media in the United States
#13 Interview with the New Owner - Los Angeles Japanese Radio TJS
To Internet radio In the morning when I was taking my children to school, I used to listen to the L…

Keiko Fukuda • Oct. 9, 2023

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California communication Dutch internet radio Isamu Van Den Berg Japanese language Japanese language radio languages Los Angeles racially mixed people radio sociology telecommunication United States
California communication Dutch internet radio Isamu Van Den Berg Japanese language Japanese language radio languages Los Angeles racially mixed people radio sociology telecommunication United States
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Wisdom Grown Wild: A Conversation with Filmmaker Rea Tajiri — Part 3
Read Part 2 >> TN: Do you think you make art as a way to fill in those gaps or to speak to t…

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 10, 2023

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dementia documentaries families films generations mothers Nisei Rea Tajiri Wisdom Gone Wild (film)
dementia documentaries families films generations mothers Nisei Rea Tajiri Wisdom Gone Wild (film)
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