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12th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
The Strongest Community
“Do you really think it’ll work?” Isamu asked, curious. His sister Hikari struggled to open a box f…

Dean Inokuchi • June 15, 2025


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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #4 Lit Fuses: "T.S. Eliot had it Pegged..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 14, 2025


The Forgotten Nikkei
Chapter 3: The story of Mr. Shimizu (Part 3) —The attack of army ants and leaf-cutting ants
One of the most memorable stories from Shimizu’s prewar pioneering days is about an attack by ants.…

Sachio Negawa • June 13, 2025


12th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Divided
It is hard to be half. To be neither in one world or the other, one place or the other. We speak bo…

Alison Akiko McBain • June 12, 2025


From Discrimination to Prominence: The Vashon Mukai Story
Cultivating Legacy: Exploring the Origins of the Vashon Mukai Farm
Read Part 1 The Beginnings of the Mukai Farm, Garden, and Fruit Processing Plant Mukai purchased …

David Perley • June 11, 2025


George Takei’s “Most Personal” Artwork Yet: It Rhymes With Takei
With It Rhymes with Takei, the renowned actor and activist George Takei provides readers with his m…

Tamiko Nimura • June 10, 2025

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Featured Interviews

George Takei
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Father’s Influence

(b. 1937) Actor, Activist

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Carlos Runcie Tanaka
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In Search of an Identity (Spanish)

(b. 1958) Peruvian Nikkei ceramist

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Emi Kasamatsu
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Defining "Nikkei" through lineage and community involvement (Spanish)

Nisei Paraguayan, Researcher

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Michie Akama
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Reasons for immigrating to Brazil (Japanese)

Issei, Pioneer of women's education in Brazil

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Real People on Video

Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.

Upcoming Events

June 21, 2025 | In Person
Susumu Shingu: Elated!
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June 22, 2025 | In Person / Virtual Gardena, California, United States of America
Irei no Hi: Remembering the Battle of Okinawa (Free Screening of Short Documentaries) – HYBRID
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June 25, 2025 | In Person
Parkinson's Support Group - Union Church in Lil'Tokyo LA
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June 25, 2025 | In Person
Parkinson's Support Group - Union Church in Lil'Tokyo LA
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June 26, 2025 | In Person Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Film Screening—Dealing with Dad
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