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As members of the public pay their last respects to Senator Daniel K. Inouye, the Center for Folkli…

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage • Jan. 14, 2013

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Nikkei Agriculture in Orange County, California, the Masuda Farm Family, and the American Way of Redressing Racism - Part 3 of 6

Read part 2 >> Even before Japan’s December 7, 1941, bombing of the U.S.’ Ha…

Arthur A. Hansen • Dec. 7, 2012

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Mr. Hori and the Panama Hotel, a Nisei Story - Part 4

Read Part 3 >> Sunday, December 7, 1941 the Japanese invaded Pearl Harbor and the follow…

Jenny Nakao Hones • Oct. 1, 2012

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Pearl Harbor: A Personal History Of Triumph And Success

Although picking coffee beans on her family’s Hawaiian farm was what Sumiko did each day as a…

Francesca Yukari Biller • July 10, 2012

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A DVD and Two Books about Pearl Harbor

ONE AUGUST MORNING, time allowed for me to view Killer Subs at Pearl Harbor, a DVD about the five J…

Harry K. Honda • Dec. 7, 2011

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Some people think Japan’s earthquake and tsunami are payback for Pearl Harbor? Really?

I was shocked, saddened and depressed when I learned that there are people in the United States who…

Gil Asakawa • June 16, 2011

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Reflections on Alexandra Wallace and the "Remember Pearl Harbor" Gang

In one weekend, a video posted by UCLA student Alexandra Wallace exploded all over YouTube, spurrin…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • March 18, 2011

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From Densho's Archives

Pioneer Generation: Remembering the Issei

They were early pioneers. And especially on farms it was very difficult for them." --K…

Denshō • Dec. 1, 2010

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戦時中の米国、中国系少年と日系少女の悲恋ベストセラー「あの日、パナマホテルで」から読み取るものは ― その2

その1を読む＞＞多様な登場人物と効果的なジャズそんなとき、長い間閉鎖されていたパナマホテルの変化に出合う。オーナーが代わり長年保管され忘れられていた日系人の家族の荷物が発見されたのだ。そこにはケ…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 18, 2012

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戦時中の米国、中国系少年と日系少女の悲恋ベストセラー「あの日、パナマホテルで」から読み取るものは ― その1

日中関係が険悪になり、なんとか事態が改善の方向へ進まないかと最も気をもんでいるのは、中国在住の日本人と日本に在住の中国人ではないだろうか。なかでも、日本人と中国人のカップルはその思いを強くしているだ…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 11, 2012