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An Inquiry into the Kibei-Nisei ‘Diasporic Experiences’

I feel a close kinship with this remarkable book by Michael R. Jin. In 2013, I was privileged to re…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Aug. 1, 2023

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Karen Tengan Okuda: Exploring and Expressing Her Uchinānchu / Okinawan Identity

As a second-generation Uchinānchu (Okinawan immigrant), Karen Tengan Okuda lives and works on the u…

Karen Kawaguchi • Oct. 17, 2022

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Japanese migration to Salta, Argentina - Part 1

The migration was a massive migratory movement of Japanese to countries such as the United States, …

Sofía Desiré Garzón • Aug. 3, 2022

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History of the Okinawan Diaspora and the Silent Conquest

In 1968, the skeleton of a boy was discovered at the Yamashita-cho archaeological site, near Naha P…

Ilton Guenhiti Shinzato • April 14, 2021

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Power of Our Stories

Michelle Kumata, A Japanese-American Artist with Brazilian Ancestral Roots

Seattle native Michelle Kumata’s artistic journey has taken her across the country to New Y…

Elaine Ikoma Ko • Nov. 23, 2020

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An Interview with Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña

Renee Tajima-Peña is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and professor of Asian American Studies at…

Carol Cheh • March 6, 2018

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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

Japanese People Around the World: From the End of the Edo Period to Today - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Some say that overseas migration, which began in earnest in the Meiji era, did…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Dec. 28, 2017

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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

"Japanese Americans" around the world - From the end of the Edo period to today - Part 1

Currently, there are approximately 3.5 million people of Japanese descent living overseas.1 Althoug…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Dec. 27, 2017

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Japanese Diaspora - Cambodia

The Japanese traders who were the first to visit Cambodia were concentrated in Japanese quarters ar…

Masako Fukawa +1 • Nov. 6, 2014

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Japanese Diaspora - Vietnam

We love to travel and like most travelers, have a bucket list of places we want to visit before we …

Masako Fukawa +1 • Sept. 3, 2014

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