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A Partial and Personal Timeline of Asian American Men on Stage and Screen
Teahouse of the August Moon (1979) I’m dressed in a long dyed-purple tunic that comes down t…

Tamiko Nimura • May 9, 2023

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acting actors artists Asian American actors entertainers movies stereotypes TV shows
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Nikkei View
Asian representation: It’s getting better, but still has ages-old challenges
Japanese Americans and the wider Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are seeing…

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 22, 2021

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Asian Americans Madama Butterfly (play) opera stereotypes
Asian Americans Madama Butterfly (play) opera stereotypes
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About the web series NipoBrasileiros
When I found out that the web series NipoBrasileiros would be released on YouTube in April this ye…

Silvia Lumy Akioka • July 8, 2019

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Brazil Hawaii identity Japanese Americans Japanese Brazilians Nikkei Pietà Filmes (firm) professionals stereotypes United States web series
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Introduced in '61: "Née Ken Carson..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 1, 2017

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cartoonists cartoons dolls figurines humor Mattel (firm) stereotypes toys
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Nikkei Heritage
A Look at the Emigration of Identity from Japan to America
When we talk about the state of the Japanese American community today, one of the most common remar…

Ben Hamamoto • Oct. 26, 2016

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caste discrimination generations identity immigrants immigration interpersonal relations Issei Japan Japanese Americans mibun migration prefectures racially mixed people social status stereotypes
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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values
The Weight On My Shoulders
I don’t remember exactly how old I was when this happened—maybe nine or ten—but I…

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • Oct. 19, 2015

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aesthetics child rearing culture Discover Nikkei emotions families guilt hapa identity metaphysics Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) parenthood parenting psychology racially mixed people stereotypes The Beatles theory of knowledge values Yoko Ono
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Pictures at an Asian American Exhibition: Roger Shimomura, “American Matsuri” at the Tacoma Art Museum
Prelude I am thinking about what it means to be seen. Entrance Every October, the foyer and the …

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 13, 2015

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American Matsuri (exhibition) Americans artists arts Asian Americans exhibitions festivals identity Japanese Americans museums Roger Shimomura stereotypes Tacoma United States Washington
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Nanka Nikkei Voices
Coming Back Full Circle
When the war came to a close, many of our friends started to leave camp. My brother Yukio just seem…

George Kiriyama • April 10, 2015

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aesthetics agriculture California clubs families gardeners gardening George Kiriyama Hawaii Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California Japanese Americans Los Angeles metaphysics Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series) Nikkei postwar psychology publications racism resettlements Sawtelle Southern California stereotypes theory of knowledge United States values World War II World War II camps
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Toronto Artist Emma Nishimura: Mapping Out Nikkei Identity
The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn’t see m…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 7, 2015

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artists arts Asians British Columbia Canada Canadians families hapa Hawaii identity imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Nikkei race racially mixed people racism stereotypes United States Vancouver (B.C.) World War II World War II camps
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Guilty Pleasures
As with most people who subscribe to cable television, I suffer through an endless number of inconv…

Chris Komai • Nov. 13, 2014

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acting actors artists Asian Americans Asians Breakfast at Tiffany's (film) cable television Charlie Chan (fictitious character) communication discrimination entertainers films Get Smart (TV) impersonation information theory interpersonal relations Japan Mickey Rooney movies Okinawa Prefecture racism sociology stereotypes Teahouse of the August Moon (film) telecommunication television The Crimson Kimono (film) yellowface
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