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Nisei: The Games We Played
Nisei growing up on Powell Streets in the ’30s didn’t have that many toys so they had t…

Chuck Tasaka • Dec. 2, 2016

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British Columbia Canada children games generations Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians katana kiri Nisei sports
British Columbia Canada children games generations Greenwood (B.C.) Japanese Canadians katana kiri Nisei sports
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Boys with a future: Children of dekasegi share their experiences
They were raised and educated in Japan. Their parents took them to Peru after finishing their prima…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Nov. 15, 2016

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children dekasegi foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan Peru
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What’s New at Manzanar National Historic Site: Classroom Exhibit Is Taking Shape
Slideshow above: Manzanar Classroom Exhibit—Work In Progress. Photos by Gann Matsuda are &cop…

Gann Matsuda • Oct. 5, 2016

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California children classrooms concentration camps education exhibitions Genevieve Carter imprisonment incarceration Manzanar concentration camp Manzanar National Historic Site (Calif.) rooms schools students United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II World War II camps
California children classrooms concentration camps education exhibitions Genevieve Carter imprisonment incarceration Manzanar concentration camp Manzanar National Historic Site (Calif.) rooms schools students United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II World War II camps
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Nisei: Summer Jobs
“What? I have to travel 400 km to work all summer? I will call family services!” No, no…

Chuck Tasaka • Sept. 8, 2016

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agriculture British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps canneries children food processing plants Fraser Valley generations Greenwood (B.C.) migrant labor mills Nisei railroads Rosebery internment camp Rosebery (New Denver) sawmills seasonal labor summer employment Vancouver (B.C.) World War II camps
agriculture British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps canneries children food processing plants Fraser Valley generations Greenwood (B.C.) migrant labor mills Nisei railroads Rosebery internment camp Rosebery (New Denver) sawmills seasonal labor summer employment Vancouver (B.C.) World War II camps
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Minidoka Pilgrimage
Returning to my birthplace for the first time after 72 years wasn’t quite the thrill I might …

Diana Morita Cole • Aug. 11, 2016

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children concentration camps everyday life historic sites history Idaho Minidoka concentration camp Minidoka Pilgrimage (event) pilgrimages United States World War II World War II camps
children concentration camps everyday life historic sites history Idaho Minidoka concentration camp Minidoka Pilgrimage (event) pilgrimages United States World War II World War II camps
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Nisei: Internment Camp Life
Greenwood was the first “internment centre” and Tashme was the last. In-between, there …

Chuck Tasaka • July 22, 2016

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bathing British Columbia Canada children families generations imprisonment incarceration Japanese Canadians mottainai (phrase) Nisei public toilets Slocan Valley World War II World War II camps
bathing British Columbia Canada children families generations imprisonment incarceration Japanese Canadians mottainai (phrase) Nisei public toilets Slocan Valley World War II World War II camps
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Common Myths of WWII Incarceration: “More Than Half Were Children”
“Half or more of those removed from the West Coast and incarcerated in concentration camps we…

Brian Niiya +1 • July 11, 2016

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children generations imprisonment incarceration mathematics Nisei population statistics World War II World War II camps
children generations imprisonment incarceration mathematics Nisei population statistics World War II World War II camps
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Wartime Wailuku: A Kid's Perspective
It must have been around 1944, because Maui seemed to be overrun by servicemen: soldiers, marines…

Hiroshi Kato • March 30, 2016

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armed forces children communities Hawaii Maui military racism sailors United States Wailuku World War II
armed forces children communities Hawaii Maui military racism sailors United States Wailuku World War II
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Growing up in L.A.'s Little Tokyo in the 1950s
Growing up in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was a lot of fun. Japanese American and Mexican American …

Freddie Parra • Feb. 25, 2016

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1950s Azusa Street California children festivals friendship games interpersonal relations Japanese Americans Little Tokyo Los Angeles Mexican Americans Nisei Week (event) Nisei Week Parade parades United States
1950s Azusa Street California children festivals friendship games interpersonal relations Japanese Americans Little Tokyo Los Angeles Mexican Americans Nisei Week (event) Nisei Week Parade parades United States
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You Are Canadian Nisei If...
Most Yonsei (4th generation Nikkei) and Gosei (5th) are most likely living very comfortable lives w…

Chuck Tasaka • Dec. 9, 2015

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aesthetics bathing Canada Canadians children communities culture everyday life food games generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan metaphysics migration mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology theory of knowledge values World War II World War II camps
aesthetics bathing Canada Canadians children communities culture everyday life food games generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan metaphysics migration mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology theory of knowledge values World War II World War II camps
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