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What is it to be a Black Japanese American? What should I tell you? What should you know?
Every story has a point, a narrative, and a conclusion, but when I sat down to write this I couldn&…

Mariko Fujimoto Rooks • Sept. 3, 2020

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Black people Buddhism California communities identity Japanese Americans Los Angeles race racially mixed people religions United States
Black people Buddhism California communities identity Japanese Americans Los Angeles race racially mixed people religions United States
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The MIS: Boots on the Ground in the Pacific
Collections Management staff at the Japanese American National Museum often provide photographs and…

Jamie Henricks • Sept. 2, 2020

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armed forces artifacts collections (objects) Don Okubo interpreters Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) linguists retired military personnel soldiers translators veterans Victory over Japan Day World War II Yoshito Fujimoto
armed forces artifacts collections (objects) Don Okubo interpreters Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) linguists retired military personnel soldiers translators veterans Victory over Japan Day World War II Yoshito Fujimoto
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Chiyoko Sakamoto, a Trailblazer and Innovator of the Nikkei Community
Chiyoko Sakamoto was an innovator in her day, and a trailblazer for the Nikkei community. Sakamot…

Matthew Saito • Aug. 31, 2020

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Amache concentration camp attorneys California Chiyoko Sakamoto Colorado concentration camps Japanese American Bar Association Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) United States World War II camps
Amache concentration camp attorneys California Chiyoko Sakamoto Colorado concentration camps Japanese American Bar Association Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) United States World War II camps
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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Lane Ryo Hirabayashi
Lane Ryo Hirabayashi was an innovator in the field of Asian American Studies, a historian and story…

Brian Niiya • Aug. 27, 2020

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activism Asian American studies authors Densho imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Lane Ryo Hirabayashi Redress movement research social action World War II
activism Asian American studies authors Densho imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Lane Ryo Hirabayashi Redress movement research social action World War II
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T. John Fujii: Expatriate or Collaborator? - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> T. John Fujii’s career in wartime Singapore, as discussed in his book…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 19, 2020

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authors Japanese Americans journalism journalists writers
authors Japanese Americans journalism journalists writers
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T. John Fujii: Expatriate or Collaborator? - Part 1
The story of Tatsuki John Fujii, a journeyman writer and journalist who was one of the earliest Nis…

Greg Robinson • Aug. 18, 2020

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authors Japanese Americans journalism journalists writers
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The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> After law school, Yamamoto began working for legal aid and eventually worked …

Matthew Saito • Aug. 17, 2020

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activism civil rights equality Japanese American Bar Association justice law lawyers Mia Yamamoto social action social justice transgender
activism civil rights equality Japanese American Bar Association justice law lawyers Mia Yamamoto social action social justice transgender
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The JABA Legacy Project: Mia Yamamoto—A Leader Who Defined the Nikkei Community - Part 1
“What we do for money will support us, what we do for free will define us." – Mia Ya…

Matthew Saito • Aug. 16, 2020

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activism civil rights equality Japanese American Bar Association justice law lawyers Mia Yamamoto social action social justice transgender
activism civil rights equality Japanese American Bar Association justice law lawyers Mia Yamamoto social action social justice transgender
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The Story of Citizen USA
The release of the book Citizen USA by the Japanese American National Museum has been over 75 years…

Shawn Iwaoka +1 • Aug. 5, 2020

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artifacts books California Charles K. Ferguson children Citizen USA (book) concentration camps Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) library materials Manzanar concentration camp museums publications United States World War II World War II camps
artifacts books California Charles K. Ferguson children Citizen USA (book) concentration camps Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) library materials Manzanar concentration camp museums publications United States World War II World War II camps
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Behind the Tadaima! Scenes with Kimiko Marr of Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages 
I met Yonsei Kimiko Marr through social media and an online network of Japanese American activist…

Tamiko Nimura • July 29, 2020

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Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (project) Kimiko Marr Tadaima! A Community Virtual Pilgrimage virtual events
Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (project) Kimiko Marr Tadaima! A Community Virtual Pilgrimage virtual events
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