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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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Kisey Higa, living history of the Nikkei community

After greeting Kisey Higa, I tell him that my last name is like him, that my family was from Callao…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Jan. 20, 2017

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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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Bringing Dad Home

Returning home in October 2016 from Japan reminded me of how much my dad, Yoneto Nakata, loved me. …

Mary Sunada • Jan. 17, 2017

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Episode 27 (Part 2) A Gift from Heaven

Read the first part >> To Hirari-chan Hello. I'm Ryoko Tokunaga. I'm a grandmother. I…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 26, 2016

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From Torakichi Yamazaki to Jorge Ávila, a family saga

Clotilde Yamasaki never knew her father's real name. He only remembered that his countrymen, J…

Enrique Higa Sakuda +1 • Dec. 1, 2016

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Driving Diversity: Kyle Larson, First Japanese American to Win at NASCAR

In August 2016, Kyle Miyata Larson made sports history by becoming the first Japanese American driv…

Darryl Mori • Nov. 7, 2016

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Paldi—The Town That History Plum Forgot

My mother, Ruth Abe (nee Toyota) was a young girl when her family was uprooted and sent to Popoff a…

Michael Kenji Abe • Oct. 17, 2016

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A Tale of Two Baa-chans

For better or worse, marriage can change your life. The arranged marriages of my Issei baa-chans (f…

Raymond Nakamura • Oct. 10, 2016

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I want some Japanese fabric too!

I was deeply moved when I read the story of Mia Nakaji Monier, which was published in Discover Nikk…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Oct. 7, 2016

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