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Where Stories Meet: Amy “Emiko” Hever on Heritage, Community, and Social Impact—Part 2

Matthew Sueda • Nov. 12, 2025

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Second Generation Japanese Americans and Yokohama During the Occupation - Hitoshi Samejima and Kenjiro Akune

During the occupation, second-generation Japanese Americans, the children of immigrants who had lef…

Hiroshi Onishi • Nov. 11, 2025

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Where Stories Meet: Amy “Emiko” Hever on Heritage, Community, and Social Impact—Part 1

Discover Nikkei spoke with Amy “Emiko” Hever, Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Pla…

Matthew Sueda • Nov. 11, 2025

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The Maneki-Neko—Part 1

Author’s note: As with many Nisei parents, my mother often had difficulty expressing her love for h…

Alden M. Hayashi • Nov. 10, 2025

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Shin Issei Journey

Episode 9: On or in?

A semi-monthly comic that explores the experiences of contemporary Japanese immigrants in the U.S. …

Arisa Nakamura • Nov. 9, 2025

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Remembering John Kitsuse: Sociologist, Colleague, and Chef—Part 1

As a recent graduate of University of California Santa Cruz’s (UCSC) Ph.D program, I have recently …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 9, 2025

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #70 GMs o’Carbs: “I Miss Green Tea Ice Cream...”

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 8, 2025

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