Discover Nikkei

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Fischer,Takayo

Working on the Set of Pirates of the Caribbean and Meeting Keith Richards

(b. 1932) Nisei American stage, film, and TV actress

Kataoka,Mitsuru "Mits"

Explored non-professional use of portable video recorders

(1934–2018) Japanese American designer, educator, and pioneer of media technologies

Hongo,Etsuo

Benefits of living in the United States (Japanese)

(1949 - 2019) Taiko player. Founded five taiko groups in Southern California

Murakami,Jimmy

Seagulls

(1933 – 2014) Japanese American animator

Sakoguchi,Ben

About Orange Crate Label

(b. 1938) Japanese American painter & printmaker

Marutani,William

Understanding the passion behind the people giving testimonies

Judge, only Japanese American to serve on CWRIC.

Takashio,Akira

Life upon arrival (Japanese)

Shin Issei – owner of izakaya (Japanese-style tavern) and kappo (small Japanese diner) restaurant, Honda-Ya

Kosaki,Richard

Lesson learned from community college faculty

(b. 1924) Political scientist, educator, and administrator from Hawai`i

Nakamura,Eric

The birth of Giant Robot

Giant Robot co-founder and publisher

Kobayashi,Bert A.

Family first

(b.1944) Founder of Kobayashi Group, LLC

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.
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