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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Aftershocks
The bricks of the plaza are damp with morning dew, and the lanterns hanging overhead are dark and s…

Alison Ozawa Sanders • June 4, 2023

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California crime hate crimes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
California crime hate crimes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Unlocking Memories
“What’s in this box, Bachan?” Emi asked, handing the box to her grandmother as sh…

Madeline Thach • May 31, 2023

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California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
The Last Days of The Dandy Lion
On the second floor above a rowdy sushi bar and a brightly lit omiyage shop, The Dandy Lion was eas…

DC Palter • May 28, 2023

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California fiction food Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles noodles ramen restaurants United States
California fiction food Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles noodles ramen restaurants United States
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Color
I moved to a town covered in orange carpet that glistened in the sunlight. “That’s the…

Miho Hirayama • May 24, 2023

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California fiction Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
California fiction Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
One Thousand Cranes
The gentle breeze carrying the scent of freshly made mochi from the next-door shop greeted me as I …

Jocelyn Doan • May 21, 2023

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California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles origami paper cranes United States
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Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest – Voice Actor Mayumi Saco Reads Aloud a Winning Story
Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest, which calls for short stories in Japanese and English o…

Keiko Fukuda • May 16, 2023

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acting actors artists California entertainers Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese actors Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Historical Society Los Angeles Mayumi Saco United States voice actors
acting actors artists California entertainers Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese actors Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Historical Society Los Angeles Mayumi Saco United States voice actors
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Fujima Kansuma — To Dance, to Live, to Persevere
For one last time, the students of Fujima Kansuma Kai performed and at the conclusion, bowed to the…

Gwen Muranaka • May 4, 2023

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California communities Fujima Kansuma generations Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei United States
California communities Fujima Kansuma generations Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei United States
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Tad Nakamura’s Art and Activism
Our stories are just as significant as anyone else’s. — Tad Nakamura Tad Nakamu…

Helen Yoshida • April 25, 2023

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California communities filmmakers Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center Japanese American National Museum Karen L. Ishizuka Little Tokyo Los Angeles Robert Nakamura Tadashi Nakamura United States Yellow Brotherhood (film) Yellow Brotherhood (organization)
California communities filmmakers Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center Japanese American National Museum Karen L. Ishizuka Little Tokyo Los Angeles Robert Nakamura Tadashi Nakamura United States Yellow Brotherhood (film) Yellow Brotherhood (organization)
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Chef Akira Hirose Feeds a Community with Food Fit for an Emperor
At Azay in Little Tokyo, Akira Hirose uses his French and Japanese cuisine to serve the local com…

Ethan Huang • April 7, 2023

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Akira Hirose Azay (restaurant) California chefs communities cooking cuisine fusion cuisine Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
Akira Hirose Azay (restaurant) California chefs communities cooking cuisine fusion cuisine Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
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A Vision Takes Root: The Legacy of Judy Nishimoto Ota and the San Pedro Firm Building
I experienced an early defining moment when I was a young twenty something reporter at The Raf…

Naomi Hirahara • March 24, 2023

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Alan Hotel California gentrification housing Japanese language newspapers Judy Nishimoto Ota Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center (organization) Los Angeles newspapers Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) San Pedro Firm Building United States urban renewal
Alan Hotel California gentrification housing Japanese language newspapers Judy Nishimoto Ota Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center (organization) Los Angeles newspapers Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) San Pedro Firm Building United States urban renewal
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