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Mochitsuki
One of my fondest memories is of the annual mochi making party that was held at our house in the we…

Susan Yamamura • July 13, 2020

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Araki family Arizona families food grandparents holidays mochi mochitsuki New Year parents traditions United States
Araki family Arizona families food grandparents holidays mochi mochitsuki New Year parents traditions United States
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Where to Bury Me
I awoke this morning to memories of the cowboy lament, “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie.&rdqu…

Susan Yamamura • March 31, 2020

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Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 traditions
Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 traditions
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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> A Nikkei Holiday Story By John Nishio This is the story of the 104th Annual …

John Nishio +2 • March 3, 2017

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Canada Chicago communities Discover Nikkei families food holidays Illinois Japanese food John Nishio kagami mochi mochi mochitsuki New Year Nima-kai Oshogatsu ozoni Regina Regina Japanese Canadian Club Saskatchewan traditions United States
Canada Chicago communities Discover Nikkei families food holidays Illinois Japanese food John Nishio kagami mochi mochi mochitsuki New Year Nima-kai Oshogatsu ozoni Regina Regina Japanese Canadian Club Saskatchewan traditions United States
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Nikkei Oshogatsu Stories 2017 - Part 1
In our January e-newsletter, Discover Nikkei put out a call for Oshogatsu stories. We asked our Nik…

Naomi Hirahara +1 • March 2, 2017

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Brazil communities dekasegi Discover Nikkei families food foreign workers holidays Japan mochi Naomi Hirahara New Year Nikkei in Japan Nima-kai Oshogatsu traditions United States
Brazil communities dekasegi Discover Nikkei families food foreign workers holidays Japan mochi Naomi Hirahara New Year Nikkei in Japan Nima-kai Oshogatsu traditions United States
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Oshogatsu and New Year’s Celebration in Nikkei Communities in Los Angeles
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!” It’s a new year. For Americans,…

Tomomi Kanemaru • Feb. 8, 2017

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California communities culture generations hatsuhinode hatsumode holidays immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration New Year Oshogatsu postwar religions Shin-Issei Shinto shrines sunrises traditions United States World War II
California communities culture generations hatsuhinode hatsumode holidays immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration New Year Oshogatsu postwar religions Shin-Issei Shinto shrines sunrises traditions United States World War II
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The different Nikkei generations in my family
I stopped to think and compare the generations of my grandparents, my parents and mine and my siste…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Jan. 26, 2017

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Brazil culture families food generations Nikkei traditions United States
Brazil culture families food generations Nikkei traditions United States
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Japanese New Year’s Meal
The migration over to Southeast Portland on the first day of the year is something that I will alwa…

Justin Inahara • Jan. 18, 2017

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confectioneries families food holidays Japanese food Mikado (confectionery store) mochi mochitsuki New Year Oregon Oshogatsu ozoni Pacific Northwest Portland (Or.) traditions United States
confectioneries families food holidays Japanese food Mikado (confectionery store) mochi mochitsuki New Year Oregon Oshogatsu ozoni Pacific Northwest Portland (Or.) traditions United States
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You Are Canadian Nisei If . . . Part II
Discover Nikkei published my article titled, You Are Canadian Nisei If . . . on December …

Chuck Tasaka • Nov. 17, 2016

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culture customs (social) generations Japanese Canadians Nisei traditions
culture customs (social) generations Japanese Canadians Nisei traditions
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Shopping Mall in Little Tokyo
Mixing commercial and community interests, old-world nostalgia and cultural consumption, the Japane…

Samuel Mori • Nov. 16, 2016

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California events Japanese Village Plaza Little Tokyo Los Angeles shopping centers shopping malls traditions United States urban renewal Weller Court
California events Japanese Village Plaza Little Tokyo Los Angeles shopping centers shopping malls traditions United States urban renewal Weller Court
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A Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo
In the 1970s, the debates around who and what the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (…

Samuel Mori • Nov. 9, 2016

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culture generations heritage identity Nisei Sansei traditions
culture generations heritage identity Nisei Sansei traditions
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