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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #But 100% Confident: "Ignorance is Bliss..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 7, 2024

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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
The Pleasure of Connecting with Ancestors
When I was born, my father registered me as Augustinha Kazuyo Kadowaki. I had a hard time finding o…

Augustinha Kazuyo Kodama • Sept. 6, 2024

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Brazil Chinese characters Discover Nikkei Japanese Brazilians Japanese language kanji languages names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) writing
Brazil Chinese characters Discover Nikkei Japanese Brazilians Japanese language kanji languages names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) writing
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Kyoko Oda was born in the Tule Lake internment camp.
Father's camp diary published as book The Camp Wall, scheduled for completion in 2026 in Columbia …

Keiko Fukuda • Sept. 5, 2024

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California concentration camps Nancy Kyoko Oda prisons stockades Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center Tule Lake Stockade Diary (book) United States World War II camps WWII Camp Wall
California concentration camps Nancy Kyoko Oda prisons stockades Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center Tule Lake Stockade Diary (book) United States World War II camps WWII Camp Wall
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
A Connection to My Heritage—The Impact of a Name
My name is Mai Omoto. I've never had an English name. With a name like mine, my identity as a Japan…

Mai Omoto • Sept. 4, 2024

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Anaheim Buddhism California California Japanese American Community Leadership Council Discover Nikkei identity Japanese language Kizuna (organization) languages Los Angeles names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Community Internship Nikkei Names 2 (series) Orange County Buddhist Church (organization) religions United States
Anaheim Buddhism California California Japanese American Community Leadership Council Discover Nikkei identity Japanese language Kizuna (organization) languages Los Angeles names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Community Internship Nikkei Names 2 (series) Orange County Buddhist Church (organization) religions United States
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A Seven-Year Dream Realized: The Remembrance Gallery at the Washington State Fairgrounds
Nestled underneath the grandstands at the Washington State Fairgrounds, across from the regionally …

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 3, 2024

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concentration camps Japanese American Citizens League monuments Puyallup temporary detention center temporary detention centers United States Washington Washington, D.C. World War II camps
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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families
Yuji Uchiyama — Part 2
Read Part 1 Yuji Uchiyama’s Biography Yuji Uchiyama was born in 1895 as the eldest son to…

Yobun Shima • Sept. 2, 2024

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baseball Canada medals prewar sports Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
baseball Canada medals prewar sports Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families
Yuji Uchiyama — Part 1
My Ten Years with Vancouver Asahi In Major League Baseball in the United States these days, Shohei…

Yobun Shima • Sept. 1, 2024

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baseball Canada medals prewar sports Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
baseball Canada medals prewar sports Vancouver Asahi (baseball team)
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #You Really Only Need 2: "Just Because..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 31, 2024

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cartoonists cartoons humor
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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 22: Dentists themselves promote business and boost sales at Shofu Dental Brazil
In the 22nd installment of this series, we spoke with Tomomi Harashima (54, second generation), p…

Tomoko Oura • Aug. 30, 2024

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Brazil dentists Japan Japanese business enterprises sales
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
A Name Fraught with History
I was barely a day old when my Nisei parents had a big fight over me. I had just been born in Honol…

Alden M. Hayashi • Aug. 29, 2024

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Chinese characters Discover Nikkei Hawai'i identity Japanese language kanji languages names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) United States writing
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