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Strength is not just a tool for winning, it is necessary for survival. Jockey Johnny Longden was once rammed in midrace, knocked from his stirrups …
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Read Part 3 >> How did you meet your wife? Well, I was in the army, so I went to a USO dance. That’s where …
Read Part 2 >> So actually, just to backtrack a little bit. When you actually left Manzanar to Tule Lake, how did you get there? Did …
Read Part 1 >> Can we get your parents names and then your sister’s name? My mother’s name was Tomiko. And my father’s name was …
“My dad had to get rid of his business. I think that was really hard for him ‘cause he worked so hard. I didn’t realize …
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Nearly 20 years after his passing, Japanese screen legend Toshiro Mifune has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. An unveiling ceremony for …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal recasts classic movies! Check back every weekend for subsequent entries…
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Hollywood vs Authentic Colorblind Casting…” Check back every weekend for …
There is a script floating around Hollywood with Japanese Americans as central characters and the desolate landscape of an American concentration camp as the setting. …
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Art Ishii began his judo training in 1954 at Hollywood Judo Dojo in Los Angeles, CA, under the direction of senseis Takashi Kikuchi, Frank Emi, …
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