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The Nakashima Process Book: A New Book By Mira Nakashima, The Daughter of Famed Woodworker George Nakashima

“Instead of a long-running and bloody battle with nature, to dominate her, we can walk in…

Tai Bickhard • Dec. 4, 2023

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George Mayeda Celebrates 100th Birthday

George Mayeda celebrated his 100th birthday this year. He was born in Riverside on June 13, 1922, o…

Kyle Sadler • July 26, 2022

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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes

Chapter 1 (Part 7): Japanese Garden Designers, Domestic Workers, and their “Japanophile” Employers—Japanese Gardener, Susumu Kobayashi, and Cook Junji George Matsumoto at Riverbank

Read Chapter 1 (Part 6) >> After Taro Otsuka left Riverbank, another Japanese gardener named…

Takako Day • July 17, 2022

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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes

Chapter 1 (Part 4): Japanese Garden Designers, Domestic Workers, and their “Japanophile” Employers—“Honorary Japanese Consul” George Fabyan in Geneva, IL

Read Chapter 1 (Part 3) >> In the early 20th century, there was another “promin…

Takako Day • June 26, 2022

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Ten Days of Cleanup

Chapter Six—Mikasa Man

My ten-year-old daughter, Sycamore, had officially become my wing woman. Or should I say wing girl.…

Naomi Hirahara • May 4, 2021

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The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families

George Iga, a Seattle-based Vancouver Asahi Player

The legendary Vancouver Asahi Baseball Team was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in…

Yobun Shima • Feb. 17, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

George Taniguchi: The Nisei Who Took Horse Racing by Storm - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> A wall in George’s home is adorned with three large, framed collag…

Tim Asamen • Aug. 11, 2020

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

George Taniguchi: The Nisei Who Took Horse Racing by Storm - Part 1

Strength is not just a tool for winning, it is necessary for survival. Jockey Johnny Longden was …

Tim Asamen • Aug. 10, 2020

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George Yamaoka for the Defense: The story of a Transnational Nisei Lawyer and Businessman

The life of George Yamaoka, a Japanese American lawyer who was appointed by the Allies to defend …

Greg Robinson • Dec. 12, 2019

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The Origin of the 100th Infantry Battalion (Separate)

Five thousand Japanese Americans were in the US Army when WW II began on December 7, 1941. LTG John…

Japanese American Veterans Association • Aug. 9, 2019

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