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Jishuryo: Santa Beatriz School those times of our childhood — Part 1
A few days ago, after many years, I passed by Jishuryo (now Santa Beatriz Early Education Center), …

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • Jan. 30, 2024

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Lima Peru Santa Beatriz Jishuryo School
Lima Peru Santa Beatriz Jishuryo School
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 2—Life in Postwar Japan: Hardships and Neighborly Support
Read Part 1 >> Difficult Relations with Relatives On October 2, 1946, the Hirai family boar…

Stan Kirk • Jan. 28, 2024

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barbering families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
barbering families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
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Sugihara – An Honest to Goodness Japanese Hero
I think we apply the word “hero” all too loosely, to many who may not deserve such a la…

Bill Watanabe • Jan. 26, 2024

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Chiune Sugihara diplomacy international relations Japan Jews Lithuania righteous gentiles in the Holocaust
Chiune Sugihara diplomacy international relations Japan Jews Lithuania righteous gentiles in the Holocaust
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No. 43 The Footsteps of a Third Generation Japanese American Fighting Through Art — Reading "Nobuko Miyamoto's Autobiography"
Nobuko Miyamoto, a third-generation Japanese-American, has had what is commonly called a "life…

Ryusuke Kawai • Jan. 26, 2024

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autobiographies book reviews generations Japanese Americans Nobuko Miyamoto Not Yo’ Butterfly (book) reviews Sansei
autobiographies book reviews generations Japanese Americans Nobuko Miyamoto Not Yo’ Butterfly (book) reviews Sansei
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 1—Family Background, Life in Canada Before and During War
This series narrates the history of the Hyoshiro1 and Fujiye Hirai family, especially focusing on t…

Stan Kirk • Jan. 21, 2024

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British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps families forced removal Hirai family Japanese Canadians Lemon Creek internment camp Miki Hirai Shigeru Hirai Slocan Extension internment camps World War II World War II camps
British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps families forced removal Hirai family Japanese Canadians Lemon Creek internment camp Miki Hirai Shigeru Hirai Slocan Extension internment camps World War II World War II camps
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Tokita Tales
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Beacon Hill, or Queen Anne hill. Except a knoll is a small hill, probably one that is a lot smaller…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Jan. 19, 2024

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Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Catholicism concentration camps education Idaho Leopold Tibesar Maryknoll Minidoka concentration camp Seattle Shokichi "Shox" Tokita teaching United States Washington World War II camps
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Catholicism concentration camps education Idaho Leopold Tibesar Maryknoll Minidoka concentration camp Seattle Shokichi "Shox" Tokita teaching United States Washington World War II camps
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Obituary: Alan Nishio, 78; Beloved Civil Rights and Community Leader
Alan Takeshi Nishio passed away on Dec. 27 at his home in Gardena, surrounded by family, after batt…

The Rafu Shimpo • Jan. 15, 2024

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Alan Nishio civil rights leadership obituaries redress movement
Alan Nishio civil rights leadership obituaries redress movement
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The Legacy of Isamu Tashiro: Nisei from Hawaii in Chicago
Chapter 5—Last Years in Chicago
Read Part 4 >> Reaching a Turning Point During the war, in a statement to Asia and the…

Takako Day • Jan. 14, 2024

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Chicago dentistry Illinois Isamu Tashiro Kimiko Mukai Tashiro medicine United States
Chicago dentistry Illinois Isamu Tashiro Kimiko Mukai Tashiro medicine United States
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Memorializing a Shared History Between Native and Japanese American Communities at Fort Lincoln
In September, I had the privilege of attending the ground blessing ceremony for the Snow Country …

Brian Niiya • Jan. 12, 2024

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American Indians Bismarck colleges Department of Justice camps Fort Lincoln internment camp historic sites history indigenous peoples Japanese Americans memorials Native Americans North Dakota Snow Country Prison Japanese American Internment Memorial United States United Tribes Technical College World War II World War II camps
American Indians Bismarck colleges Department of Justice camps Fort Lincoln internment camp historic sites history indigenous peoples Japanese Americans memorials Native Americans North Dakota Snow Country Prison Japanese American Internment Memorial United States United Tribes Technical College World War II World War II camps
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Finding Joy in Cuba
It’s hard to imagine anyone traveling to Cuba and coming back unchanged. It’s a place t…

Sharon Yamato • Jan. 11, 2024

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Cuba governments justice law politics Sharon Yamato travel United States
Cuba governments justice law politics Sharon Yamato travel United States
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