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Difficulty of spreading authentic sushi (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) I’ve done some workshops at Korean or Chinese-owned businesses to show and tell them …
Teaching how to eat sushi (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) I used to get upset, thinking “How can you eat my sushi like that…” …
Presenting nebuta from hometown Aomori at Nisei Week (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) Since I’ve lived in America for a long time, like many people do, I …
I’m worried about the future of sushi in America (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) I’m really worried, not about my restaurant, but about sushi itself, like what it …
Okinawan cultural appreciation
Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018
I didn’t know I was Okinawan, actually until maybe I was in fifth or sixth …
Parents identification as Peruvian Okinawan
Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018
From what I know, from the conversations that we’ve had, it’s always been both. It’s …
Working together in Okinawa using three languages
Michelle Yamashiro August 30, 2018
When we were in Okinawa, one thing that I think perfectly describes how confusing it …
Takayo Fischer on Her First Time Expressing Outward Affection to Her Parents
Takayo Fischer November 8, 2018
I had never seen my mother and father touch one another or hug one another, …
Food preparations for Keirokai
Monica Teisher September 22, 2019
They have months planning of it, and they say to the smallest details who's going …
Identification as Colombian, feeling closer to JA than Japanese
Monica Teisher September 22, 2019
Japanese has a lot of layers, and formalities, and unspoken languages that are both verbal …