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Growing Up Nikkei As An Adoptee—A Conversation with Author Susan Ito

I “met” Susan Ito online close to a decade ago on a social media site, where we bonded over being Japanese American writers and bloggers. …

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The Kawamoto-Wipala Farm in Leland Washington: A Farm for the Ages — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> At some point, Kaichi found an abandoned homestead next to Lake Leland that he wanted to buy. But under the state alien …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1918-2023: "Good Boys..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Man's Best Friends — a short list of our most …

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Gwen Muranaka’s Drawing by Heart: Cartoons to Spark Conversation and Creativity

Gwen Muranaka is one of those rare individuals who is doing exactly the job they dreamed of as a kid. “I think as a kid …

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 16 (Part 2) — Activities of Kibei Japanese American Citizens League

Read Part 1 >> Activities of the Kibei JACL “Nikkei Cooking Classes” (August 28, 1934 issue) The female department of the Kibei JACL will have …

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A New Look at Nisei Veterans: Lawrence Matsuda and Matt Sasaki’s Fighting for America

In recent years, Chin Music Press has produced a great run of graphic novels on the wartime Japanese American experience. These include Frank Abe and …

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Tokita Tales

Papa Was a Samurai Warrior!

What’s this about your papa being a samurai warrior? Your dad was a samurai? Whatever gave you that idea? Do you even know what a …

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On the Road with the Atomettes

One summer in the early 1950s, a small group of young Nikkei women from the Sawtelle neighborhood of West Los Angeles squeezed into a Chevy …

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The Kawamoto-Wipala Farm in Leland Washington: A Farm for the Ages — Part 1

The best news I got in 2021 came from my cousin Vern. He called to say he had learned that our mothers’ family farm would …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #4 Harbingers: "Armageddon Anxiety..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Signs the Apocalypse is Nigh” Check back every weekend for …