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Japanese American Name Culture - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Cultural Heritage and Assimilation The names that immigrant parents select f…

Tim Asamen • May 12, 2017

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Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
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Japanese American Name Culture - Part 1
Is it Eisenhauer or Eisenhower? Gonzalez or Gonzales? Yasuzo or Yasudo? Whether they are misspellin…

Tim Asamen • May 11, 2017

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Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
Chinese characters culture generations identity immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Japanese language kanji languages migration names writing
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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Homeland
This month we feature Suma Yagi, an 89-year-old Nisei based in Seattle whose family was sent to Min…

Toshi Washizu +2 • Feb. 16, 2017

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aesthetics enryo (values) gaman (values) home identity literature metaphysics names poetry poets psychology Suma Yagi theory of knowledge Toshi Washizu values World War II
aesthetics enryo (values) gaman (values) home identity literature metaphysics names poetry poets psychology Suma Yagi theory of knowledge Toshi Washizu values World War II
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Why I Changed My Name
I was born with a white man’s name. When I looked in the mirror, I never found a white person…

Akira Imai • Nov. 28, 2016

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identity Japanese Canadians LGBTQ+ names people transgender
identity Japanese Canadians LGBTQ+ names people transgender
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George – The Iconic Name of the Second Generation
7. You have Nisei relatives named Tak, Tad, George, Harry or Shig. — From 101 Ways To Tell…

Tim Asamen • April 20, 2016

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Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 California Chinese characters citizenship dual citizenship generations George (name) immigrants immigration Imperial Valley Issei Japan Japanese language kanji languages migration multinationality names Nisei prewar Southern California United States writing
Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 California Chinese characters citizenship dual citizenship generations George (name) immigrants immigration Imperial Valley Issei Japan Japanese language kanji languages migration multinationality names Nisei prewar Southern California United States writing
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‘Horse’ Yoshinaga Passes At 90 - Popular columnist wrote for community newspapers for seven decades
George “Horse” Yoshinaga, a longtime columnist for The Rafu Shimpo and The Kashu Mainic…

The Rafu Shimpo • Sept. 2, 2015

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) armed forces authors baseball California communities concentration camps generations George “Horse” Yoshinaga George (name) Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists Kashu Mainichi (newspaper) military names newspapers Nisei Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) retired military personnel Santa Anita temporary detention center sports temporary detention centers United States United States Army veterans World War II camps writers Wyoming
Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) armed forces authors baseball California communities concentration camps generations George “Horse” Yoshinaga George (name) Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists Kashu Mainichi (newspaper) military names newspapers Nisei Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) retired military personnel Santa Anita temporary detention center sports temporary detention centers United States United States Army veterans World War II camps writers Wyoming
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Discovering my origin
Peru is a multiethnic, multiracial and multicultural country, so the Nikkei community in the countr…

Santos Ikeda Yoshikawa • April 23, 2015

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Japan Madre de Dios names Peru
Japan Madre de Dios names Peru
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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?
It Depends on Where You Are
I am the firstborn in my family. I was told that my first name Eugene was chosen because the kanji …

Eugene Sekiguchi • Nov. 28, 2014

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Discover Nikkei identity names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series)
Discover Nikkei identity names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series)
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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?
What is my name? Diana, Keiko, Ando-san, Mrs. Ono, Diana-san, Auntie Diana???
Now, that I’m in my 50’s I can say that I’ve gone through many name changes. …

Diana Keiko Ando-Ono • Nov. 26, 2014

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Anaheim Buddhism California culture Discover Nikkei folk literature ichigo ichie identity Japan Japanese Americans names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series) Orange County Orange County Buddhist Church (organization) phrases proverbs religions sayings Southern California United States writing workshops
Anaheim Buddhism California culture Discover Nikkei folk literature ichigo ichie identity Japan Japanese Americans names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series) Orange County Orange County Buddhist Church (organization) phrases proverbs religions sayings Southern California United States writing workshops
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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?
The Child of a Thousand Generations
The story of my middle name brought pride and also pressure to me at a young age. My middle name is…

Chanda Ishisaka • Nov. 24, 2014

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culture Discover Nikkei enka families grandparents identity music names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series) parents World War II World War II camps
culture Discover Nikkei enka families grandparents identity music names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names (series) parents World War II World War II camps
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