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Arrival

Lauren Emiko Ito +1 • July 17, 2025

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79 years after the end of World War II, the Brazilian government apologises to Japanese immigrants: its socio-cultural background
Part 2: Immigrants who could not face their country's defeat
Read Part 1 The results of the war communicated by the mother country When the war ended, subje…

Chiyoko Mita • July 15, 2025


Christopher Sean: Fighting Now for the Next Generation
“You’re not Asian enough to play Asian, and you’re not white enough to play white,” Christopher Sea…

Kayla Kamei • July 14, 2025


Shin Issei Journey
Episode 1: Pa-don?
A semi-monthly comic that explores the experiences of contemporary Japanese immigrants in the U.S. …

Arisa Nakamura • July 13, 2025


My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #On Average Between 1 and 4: "8% Have None..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 12, 2025


Sanae Kawaguchi Moorehead: Writer and Friend
It was June 14, 2025. I had long been accustomed to contacting my dear friend Sanae Kawaguchi Moore…

Greg Robinson • July 11, 2025

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