Discover Nikkei

https://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/article/

Journal Search

en
ja
es
pt
1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
A Wedding in Little Tokyo
It was Saturday evening. Mitsue Yamashita’s fingers moved nimbly over a pair of kimono panels…

Avril Adams • Dec. 29, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
California discrimination festivals fiction foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) interpersonal relations Japanese Americans kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) religion short stories spirits supernatural United States World War II
California discrimination festivals fiction foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) interpersonal relations Japanese Americans kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) religion short stories spirits supernatural United States World War II
en
ja
es
pt
1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
A Little Piece of Home
My second cousin had been here for a week already and she still hadn’t quite gotten used to t…

Kiyoshi Parker • Dec. 15, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
California fiction Hello Kitty Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese Village Plaza Kinokuniya (bookstore) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Marukai (grocery store) shopping centers shopping malls short stories United States Weller Court
California fiction Hello Kitty Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese Village Plaza Kinokuniya (bookstore) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Marukai (grocery store) shopping centers shopping malls short stories United States Weller Court
en
ja
es
pt
Nikkei Detective
Chapter Five—Sansei Anonymous
Read Chapter Four >> The Sansei guy standing in front of us is the same guy in the photo in m…

Naomi Hirahara • Dec. 4, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
California Discover Nikkei fiction Little Tokyo Los Angeles mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara Nikkei Detective (series) United States
California Discover Nikkei fiction Little Tokyo Los Angeles mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara Nikkei Detective (series) United States
en
ja
es
pt
1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
The Guardians
The temple stood at the edge of Little Tokyo, its delicate roof and garden just beyond the harsh sh…

Dmitri Ragano • Dec. 1, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
Buddhism California clergy fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religions religious architecture religious institutions Religious leaders short stories temples United States
Buddhism California clergy fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religions religious architecture religious institutions Religious leaders short stories temples United States
en
ja
es
pt
Dekasegi Story
Episode 23 (Part 1) I wanted to say, "You don't have to come," but
That day, when he hung up the phone, Hiroyuki was so surprised that he was stunned for a moment. &q…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Nov. 25, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
en
ja
es
pt
1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Smile’s Sonata
“Can you loan me this book?” A lanky man in a pair of black slacks and a white button-d…

Jeridel Banks • Nov. 17, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
California death fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religion short stories supernatural United States
California death fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles religion short stories supernatural United States
en
ja
es
pt
Nikkei Detective
Chapter Four—Waru Bozu
Read Chapter Three >> A seventy-eight-year-old Japanese woman from Fukushima is found de…

Naomi Hirahara • Nov. 4, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
California Discover Nikkei fiction Little Tokyo Los Angeles mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara Nikkei Detective (series) United States
California Discover Nikkei fiction Little Tokyo Los Angeles mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara Nikkei Detective (series) United States
en
ja
es
pt
1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Mr. K
I don’t know what drove me to perversely show up at the Nippon Ichi-ban Ramen house on our de…

Satsuki Yamashita • Nov. 3, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
California fiction folklore food foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese food kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles noodles ramen religion religions Shinto short stories spirits supernatural superstition United States yokai
California fiction folklore food foxes Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese food kitsune Little Tokyo Los Angeles noodles ramen religion religions Shinto short stories spirits supernatural superstition United States yokai
en
ja
es
pt
1st Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Yuriko & Carlos
Little Tokyo, 1941 As I walked toward Little Tokyo over the First Street Bridge from Boyle Hei…

Rubén “Funkahuatl” Guevara • Oct. 20, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
boxing Buddhism California Chicanos combat culture dance fiction haiku Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) judo kendo Latinos literature Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple martial arts Mexican Americans Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (organization) Obon ondo dancing poetry religions short stories sports United States World War II World War II camps
boxing Buddhism California Chicanos combat culture dance fiction haiku Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) judo kendo Latinos literature Little Tokyo Los Angeles Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple martial arts Mexican Americans Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (organization) Obon ondo dancing poetry religions short stories sports United States World War II World War II camps
en
ja
es
pt
Dekasegi Story
Episode 22 (Part 2) Where is Glausha Now?
Part 1 >> Kazue had fallen in love with Jackson, who was 12 years younger than her, but she w…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Oct. 15, 2014

en
ja
es
pt
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
We’re looking for stories like yours! Submit your article, essay, fiction, or poetry to be included in our archive of global Nikkei stories. Learn More
New Site Design See exciting new changes to Discover Nikkei. Find out what’s new and what’s coming soon! Learn More
Newsletter Sign Up Sign up for our newsletter and get exclusive content.
Support This Project To continue to grow this project, we need your help! Ways To Help