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Etsuo Hongo
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First taiko performance in the United States (Japanese)

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

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Kay Fukumoto
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Obon and the community

(b.1960) Third-generation taiko drummer, leader of Maui Taiko

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Stan Sakai
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Culture as a child

(b. 1953) Cartoonist

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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.
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