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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Ancestry & Artistry: The Works of Annie Sumi
Japanese Canadian Annie Sumi is many things: songwriter, ethereal folk artist, and, recently, co-cr…

Kyra Karatsu • Dec. 22, 2022

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Annie Sumi artists Canada generations hapa Ontario performances racially mixed people Toronto Yonsei
Annie Sumi artists Canada generations hapa Ontario performances racially mixed people Toronto Yonsei
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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes
Chapter 2 (Part 3): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—Growing Up as Acrobats to Be An American
Japanese Acrobats in 1904. (Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound…

Takako Day • Oct. 9, 2022

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Chicago children entertainment Illinois Japanese United States
Chicago children entertainment Illinois Japanese United States
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
The Yume. Digital Dreams Art Project: Shifting Paradigms
The Yume. Digital Dreams art project The Yume. Digital Dreams art project launched by Julie Tamiko…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 5, 2022

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artists arts Canada dance drum films Japanese Canadians musicians performances performing arts photographers photography taiko theater Yume. Digital Dreams (project)
artists arts Canada dance drum films Japanese Canadians musicians performances performing arts photographers photography taiko theater Yume. Digital Dreams (project)
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Ruth Sato Reinhardt: From Chorus Girl to Jazz Momma - Part 1
Recently I did a column for Discover Nikkei on Marion Saki, the hapa Japanese American modern dance…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 10, 2022

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Broadway (New York, N.Y.) dance generations hapa Nisei performances racially mixed people Ruth Sato Reinhardt
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) dance generations hapa Nisei performances racially mixed people Ruth Sato Reinhardt
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The Enigma of Marion Saki
A wide selection of Nisei women made their mark as entertainers, in diverse eras and areas o…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 16, 2021

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Broadway (New York, N.Y.) dance hapa Marion Saki performances racially mixed people singing
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) dance hapa Marion Saki performances racially mixed people singing
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Profile on Courtney Ozaki - Creative Producer and Performing Arts Manager
Courtney Ozaki is an arts producer and administrator, community leader, and taiko player living and…

Margaret Ozaki Graves • April 22, 2019

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arts Colorado communities drum music Next Gen JA One World Taiko performances performing arts taiko United States
arts Colorado communities drum music Next Gen JA One World Taiko performances performing arts taiko United States
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Ema Lake: An Emerging Talent
In the summer of 2016, I was in the midst of planning a major fundraising event to help finance the…

Chuck Tasaka • Sept. 15, 2017

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British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Nikkei Legacy Park Nikkei Place performances
British Columbia Canada Greenwood (B.C.) Nikkei Legacy Park Nikkei Place performances
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Michitaro Ongawa: The First Japanese American Chicagoan - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Evidence of Michitaro’s residence in the Midwest can be found in the Na…

Takako Day • Dec. 8, 2016

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cemeteries Chicago dance generations Illinois immigrants immigration intermarriage interracial marriages Issei Japan Japanese dance marriages Michitaro Ongawa Midwest Region (U.S.) migration missionaries performances Umanoshin Sawayama United States
cemeteries Chicago dance generations Illinois immigrants immigration intermarriage interracial marriages Issei Japan Japanese dance marriages Michitaro Ongawa Midwest Region (U.S.) migration missionaries performances Umanoshin Sawayama United States
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Michitaro Ongawa: The First Japanese American Chicagoan - Part 1
On July 8, 1867, the Chicago Tribune reported a love story between a Chicago girl and a Japanese ac…

Takako Day • Dec. 7, 2016

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acrobats Chicago Christopher Carrothers dance generations Illinois immigrants immigration Issei Japan Kanagawa Prefecture Michitaro Ongawa migration missionaries performances Presbyterianism United States Yokohama Yoshiyasu Ogawa
acrobats Chicago Christopher Carrothers dance generations Illinois immigrants immigration Issei Japan Kanagawa Prefecture Michitaro Ongawa migration missionaries performances Presbyterianism United States Yokohama Yoshiyasu Ogawa
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TAIKOPROJECT in Collaboration with Mexican Folk/Rockers
TAIKOPROJECT is at it again. The fast-paced, world-class LA taiko group has recently finished a nat…

Kimiko Medlock • Aug. 21, 2015

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Bryan Yamami California communities drum Hawaii Japanese Americans Los Angeles music Nikkei performances Quetzal (musical group) son jarocho (music) taiko TAIKOPROJECT United States
Bryan Yamami California communities drum Hawaii Japanese Americans Los Angeles music Nikkei performances Quetzal (musical group) son jarocho (music) taiko TAIKOPROJECT United States
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