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Hibiki: We have an appointment with Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Peru
Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Feb. 12, 2025

Mr. Jimmy Brings the House Down at Kobayashi Hall in Toronto
Chris Hope • Feb. 11, 2025

Mokutaro Hori: Still Beloved in Whitefish, Montana
Sam Takahashi • Feb. 10, 2025

Chapter 2—Exile to Japan and Childhood in Shimosato, Wakayama
Stan Kirk • Feb. 9, 2025

Journal Entry #Published in 1812: "I'd Misuse All of Them..."
Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 8, 2025

Part 25: Sojitz Brazil—Making Strides in Metal Resources and Other Areas
Tomoko Oura • Feb. 7, 2025

Nisei women in New York: The View from Mademoiselle
Greg Robinson • Feb. 6, 2025
Featured Stories

A Belated Reparation—Part 1
Alden M. Hayashi • Aug. 11, 2024

Gus Hokama: Carnations That Stir Emotions
Enrique Higa Sakuda • July 19, 2017

It All Started with one Question: How Sarah Tamashiro Kuaiwa Came one Museum Curator
Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 28, 2024

Happy Holidays in the Imperial Valley
Tim Asamen • Dec. 23, 2016

Will Ireton Uses Analytics, Trackman to Help Dodger Players Improve Their Performances
Chris Komai • Oct. 18, 2023

Nikkei family history written in film: Okaeri: The Spy of the Rising Sun
Hiro Ramos Nako • Aug. 13, 2024
Series

On Nikkei
Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 11, 2022 - Feb. 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.

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 >>

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Amina Abuthahir +135 • Dec. 15, 2016 - Jan. 23, 2025
Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column is a space for the Nikkei community to share stories through diverse writings on culture, history, and personal experience. The column will feature a wide variety of poetic form and subject matter with themes that …

The Power of Irei
Sharon Yamato • Nov. 27, 2022 - Jan. 16, 2025
A series of articles related to the Irei: The National Monument for the World War II Japanese American Incarceration, a three-part installation listing the names of more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry imprisoned in 75 U.S. detention camps. This …
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