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This series narrates the history of the Hyoshiro1 and Fujiye Hirai family, especially focusing on t…

Stan Kirk • Jan. 21, 2024

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Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Jan. 19, 2024

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Memorializing a Shared History Between Native and Japanese American Communities at Fort Lincoln

In September, I had the privilege of attending the ground blessing ceremony for the Snow Country …

Brian Niiya • Jan. 12, 2024

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No. 42 Japanese Australians during the war - Reading "Records of the Internment of Japanese Australians"

It is well known that with the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japanese and Japanese-Americans in the …

Ryusuke Kawai • Jan. 12, 2024

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A Circus in Tulare: The Story of Congressman Alfred Elliott and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> The next task on Elliott’s political agenda was to extend the bo…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Jan. 9, 2024

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A Circus in Tulare: The Story of Congressman Alfred Elliott and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans — Part 1

As part of my ongoing dissertation research on Congress and the wartime incarceration of Japanese A…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Jan. 8, 2024

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Part 41 (part 2) Interview with Christine Piper, author with Japanese and Australian roots — Japanese-Australian

Read Part 1 >> Japanese Americans and Japanese in internment camps -- In After Darkness, ther…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 29, 2023

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Rice Krispies for Christmas

Did you ever receive a can of Rice Krispies for Christmas? Or, did you ever think of giving a large…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 22, 2023

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Part 41 (Part 1) Interview with Christine Piper, an author of Japanese and Australian descent — The story behind the creation of her novel "After Dark"

The novel "After Darkness: A Japanese Doctor at Loveday Camp, Australia" (originally pub…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 22, 2023

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You’re Kidding — A Military Career?

I can’t believe I did that! A 24-year military career? Me? Someone who purposely scheduled cl…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 8, 2023

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Chapter 1—Family Background, Life in Canada Before and During War

Maryknoll

Memorializing a Shared History Between Native and Japanese American Communities at Fort Lincoln

No. 42 Japanese Australians during the war - Reading "Records of the Internment of Japanese Australians"

A Circus in Tulare: The Story of Congressman Alfred Elliott and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans — Part 2

A Circus in Tulare: The Story of Congressman Alfred Elliott and the Incarceration of Japanese Americans — Part 1

Part 41 (part 2) Interview with Christine Piper, author with Japanese and Australian roots — Japanese-Australian

Rice Krispies for Christmas

Part 41 (Part 1) Interview with Christine Piper, an author of Japanese and Australian descent — The story behind the creation of her novel "After Dark"

You’re Kidding — A Military Career?