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Susan Miyagi McCormac Leads JapanCulture•NYC: Sharing Her Passion for Japanese Culture and Japanese Life in New York City
As the founder and editor-in-chief of JapanCulture•NYC, an English-language resource fo…

Karen Kawaguchi • Aug. 21, 2023

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culture JapanCulture•NYC (website) Japanese culture New York (state) North Carolina Okinawans Susan Miyagi McCormac United States
culture JapanCulture•NYC (website) Japanese culture New York (state) North Carolina Okinawans Susan Miyagi McCormac United States
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Shigueko Unten, everyone's chodewa
The first thing that surprises you about Shigueko Unten is that she doesn't look anywhere near …

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Aug. 16, 2023

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) Battle of Okinawa dekasegi foreign workers gateball (sport) generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture Peru Shigueko Unten sports U.S. Occupation Army World War II
Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) Battle of Okinawa dekasegi foreign workers gateball (sport) generations Japan Nikkei in Japan Nisei Okinawa Prefecture Peru Shigueko Unten sports U.S. Occupation Army World War II
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A Journey of Self-Discovery: My “Japaneseness” — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Chance Encounter in Tokyo At age 16, I traveled to Japan with a group of Haw…

Vince Takemi Ebata • July 31, 2023

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family histories genealogy Hawaii Japan Niigata Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture United States
family histories genealogy Hawaii Japan Niigata Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture United States
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Mules on Izenajima, Okinawa
Did you know there are mules on Izenajima (Izena Island)? Well, recently there were two roaming aro…

Colin Y. Sewake • July 3, 2023

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families identity Izena Island Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Uchinanchu
families identity Izena Island Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Uchinanchu
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Augusto Ikemiyashiro, memories of a life dedicated to service
Augusto Ikemiyashiro does not seem like a man of this era. Their vocation for service and their st…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • June 21, 2023

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Augusto Ikemiyashiro Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru
Augusto Ikemiyashiro Japan Okinawa Prefecture Peru
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115 Years of Japanese Immigration in Brazil and Brazilians’ Tributes to Japan
June 18, 2023 marks the celebration of 115 years of Japanese immigration to Brazil. This country is…

Meiry Mayumi Onohara • June 16, 2023

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Brazil Campo Grande Dracena food Japanese Japantowns Liberdade Maringá Mato Grosso do Sul monuments Nova Andradina Okinawan food Okinawan soba Paraná (Brazil) Petrópolis Rio de Janeiro São Paulo
Brazil Campo Grande Dracena food Japanese Japantowns Liberdade Maringá Mato Grosso do Sul monuments Nova Andradina Okinawan food Okinawan soba Paraná (Brazil) Petrópolis Rio de Janeiro São Paulo
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Experience Okinawa!
Many Hawai‘i Uchinānchu (Okinawan persons) have visited their ancestral homeland, but relativ…

Colin Y. Sewake • May 23, 2023

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combat Erica Kunihisa generations Hawaii Japan karate martial arts Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Uchinanchu United States Yonsei
combat Erica Kunihisa generations Hawaii Japan karate martial arts Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Uchinanchu United States Yonsei
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Ginyu Igei: the teacher, the lighthouse
Ginyu Igei arrived in Peru with the halo of sensei. A teacher in his native Okinawa, the 26-year-o…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 18, 2023

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agriculture education farmers generations Ginyu Igei Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language schools language schools Lima migration Nanko Gakuen Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru schools teachers teaching Uchinanchu United States
agriculture education farmers generations Ginyu Igei Hawaii immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language schools language schools Lima migration Nanko Gakuen Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru schools teachers teaching Uchinanchu United States
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Eriko Higa, born in Japan, raised in Bolivia, became a lawyer in the United States
Both parents grew up in Colonia Okinawa, Bolivia. I first met Eriko Higa, an immigration lawyer ba…

Keiko Fukuda • April 24, 2023

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Bolivia California dekasegi foreign workers immigrants immigration Japan lawyers Los Angeles migration Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Santa Cruz (Bolivia) United States
Bolivia California dekasegi foreign workers immigrants immigration Japan lawyers Los Angeles migration Nikkei in Japan Okinawa Prefecture Santa Cruz (Bolivia) United States
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History—Okinawan Clubs of Hawaii
Preserving a Way of Life of Their Native Land My curiosity was piqued by a video interview by Ba…

Dan Nakasone • Nov. 15, 2022

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families Hawaii Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture United States Wahiawa Okinawa Kyo Yu Kai
families Hawaii Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture United States Wahiawa Okinawa Kyo Yu Kai
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