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An Open Letter In Support of the Tule Lake Resisters, 2019

In July-August 2019, the National Convention of JACL (Japanese American Citizens League) will be meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. Up for consideration is Resolution …

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10 Little-Known Stories About Rohwer Concentration Camp

If there’s one true thing about studying history, it’s that there’s always more to learn. Less (in)famous than sites like Manzanar and Tule Lake, Rohwer …

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

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This month’s column features two friends I made when I participated in a movement response workshop in Chicago last summer, led by Chisao Hata, featuring …

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Teru Shimada - a Japanese American Pioneer in Hollywood - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> In summer 1945, while still confined at Poston, Teru Shimada was cast as a Filipino scout in a war propaganda film …

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Teru Shimada - a Japanese American Pioneer in Hollywood - Part 1

One of the great leading men of motion picture history was Sessue Hayakawa, whose magnetic good looks and style captivated audiences around the world. Hayakawa …

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“Tidying Up” My Family’s Camp Dresser

“If there is joy, it is a painful joy.” —Karen Tei Yamashita, “Konmarimasu” I call it the camp dresser because it was made in camp. …

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Poston, Arizona: A Personal Memory

Fifty years*—half a century ago. We are speaking of another time, another life. We are returning to that era of war, divided loyalties, betrayal, and …

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Maru Hiratzka - Part 1

I know even in camp when it was declared Japan lost the war, some of these men were very adamant about Japan, they just couldn’t …

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Kay Ikuma

One of the hardest things was getting immersed back into society, like taking the bus to school some place where there was a mixture of …