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The Day After the Seizure of the Japanese Ambassador’s Residence—Part 1
Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • March 25, 2025
Chapter 6—An Unusual Life
Aaron Cohen • March 24, 2025
Remembering Japanese Incarceration: A Legacy of Resilience and Awareness
Shelby Taguchi • March 23, 2025
Journal Entry #6 More Tidbits: "Do This, Don't Do That..."
Neal Yamamoto • March 22, 2025
Part 27—“A healthy intestine leads to a long life” is the motto: Yakult Brazil, boasting the largest lineup overseas
Tomoko Oura • March 21, 2025
Surging
Richard Hamasaki +2 • March 20, 2025
A Tulare Memorial Project Sheds New Light on a Little Known WWII Incarceration Site
Koji Lau-Ozawa • March 19, 2025
Featured Stories
Her Name Tag Reads “Friend of the Vets”: Stacey Hayashi Shares Stories of da Nisei Veterans
Lee A. Tonouchi • March 5, 2025
Hasegawa Monogatari: 5 Generations Over 124 Years — Part 1
Andrew Hasegawa • Dec. 17, 2024
Nisei Women in New York: The View from Mademoiselle
Greg Robinson • Feb. 6, 2025
The Connection between Morinaga＆Co., Ltd. and America: An Interview with Keita Morinaga, Great-grandson of the Company Founder
Keiko Fukuda • Jan. 27, 2025
The “Dekasegi” Phenomenon and Its Anonymous Heroes
Katsuo Higuchi • Jan. 31, 2025
Joanne Ninomiya: A Triple Threat—Trailblazer, Producer, Trendsetter
Lois Kajiwara • Jan. 30, 2025
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Pioneering Anthropologist of Japanese and Japanese American Culture: Iwao Ishino (1921–2012)
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In 2002, my Nisei father started organizing his memoir. Later in 2012, while we were clearing out his study, our family discovered shelves of binders filled with correspondence, photographs, timelines, and documents arranged chronologically according to the various projects he …
On Nikkei
Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 11, 2022 - March 14, 2025
What is Nikkei? Ryusuke Kawai, a non-fiction writer who translated "No-No Boy," covers a variety of topics related to Nikkei, including people, history, books, movies, and music, focusing on his own involvement with Nikkei.
Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Gil Asakawa +31 • March 18, 2011 - March 12, 2025
In Japanese, kizuna means strong emotional bonds. This series shares stories about Nikkei individual and/or community reaction and perspectives on the Great Tohoku Kanto earthquake on March 11, 2011 and the resulting tsunami and other impacts—either about supporting relief efforts …
History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Ikuo Shinmasu • Aug. 18, 2021 - Feb. 5, 2025
This series explores the history of pre-war Seattle Nikkei immigrants by researching old articles from the online archives of The North American Times, a joint project between the Hokubei Hochi [North American Post] Foundation and the University of Washington (UW) …
Much Mahalos
Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 11, 2023 - Feb. 3, 2025
In this series, acclaimed author "Da Pidgin Guerrilla" Lee A. Tonouchi uses the language of Hawai‘i Creole, a.k.a. Pidgin, to talk story with accomplished and up-and coming Japanese/Okinawan Americans from Hawai‘i. Interviewees discuss their passions, their triumphs, as well as …
Nikkei View
Gil Asakawa • Dec. 3, 2009 - Jan. 26, 2025
This series presents selections from Gil Asakawa’s “Nikkei View: The Asian American Blog,” which presents a Japanese American perspective on pop culture, media, and politics. Visit the Nikkei View: The Asian American Blog >>
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