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Family Histories in Seattle’s Nikkei Community

The Pulling Strength from the Past to Build a Better Future — Fujii Family History

When Aiko and Nellie Fujii walked into the room I was instantly taken by the warmth that exuded from them. We introduced ourselves, smiling all …

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Nikkei View

NHK is Your Direct Line to Japanese News

The recent 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima went by quietly on American news (in part because there’s just so much news to cover …

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A Mother's Love, My Inspiration

Someday, the voices of the hibakusha will no longer be with us to bear witness. But the memory of the morning of August 6, 1945, …

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Peace Activist Passes Away at 90 – Remembering the Energetic Kaz Suyeishi

Call Me Grandma Kaz Suyeishi would start off her talks on peace by calling out to her audience, “Please call me grandma.” Often in conversations …

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Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the small island nation of Japan—the only time a nuclear …

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Fernando Hiramuro and Yasuaki Yamashita: Japanese Mexican survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings – Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Yasuaki Yamashita was born in 1939 in Nagasaki. Until the second atomic bomb exploded in the city where he was born …

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Hiroshima and Obama: His Soaring Rhetoric and the Difficulties of Winning Peace

A few weeks ago, I awoke in the middle of the night and heard President Obama’s familiar voice. I hadn’t planned on listening in real …

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Fernando Hiramuro and Yasuaki Yamashita: Japanese Mexican Survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings – Part 1

This August will mark 71 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The people of both cities paid …

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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values

History of My Grandmother—Things I Learned About Her Life this Summer Just Before I Turned 20

My grandmother Etsuko Nakatani lives by herself in Weiser, Idaho. She was born in Inasa-machi in the Nagasaki prefecture in 1926 (Taisho 15). Until recently …

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Dedicating His Life to Art and Community Service - Artist: Richard Yutaka Fukuhara - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Passing on History On artist Richard Fukuhara’s business card, 18th century political theorist and philosopher Edmond Burke’s famous phrase is written: “Those who …