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“There’s another one,” said Bob Shishido, almost in whisper. “No.” Greg went to the desk on the other side of the bungalow and looked over …
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Some days it seems as if all of Los Angeles is lined up in front of the Donut Man’s modest shack in Glendora, an outlying …
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It is mid-March in California’s Central Valley, and Richard Yamaguchi is very busy. One thousand black pine trees need to be trimmed and shaped; several …
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I feel very fortunate to live in an area that has so many Obon festivals that are relatively accessible if you’re willing to drive. There …
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I’m missing my good American friends very much. I wish this horrible war would stop right now so I could go back to my home …
Boba in the United States is a result of globalization (or vice versa). It is becoming as popular and trendy as sushi and sake in …
The East L.A. Gardeners Association sign is one of four written in Japanese characters on East First Street in Boyle Heights. (The other signs are …
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For over 20 years, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) has presented its annual Children’s Day Festival in celebration of the traditional Japanese …
Growing up, we would come into Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district to visit my Murakami Ba-chan who lived in Little Tokyo Towers. We’d take the …
I got my first real job when I was 16. I was a cashier at a family-owned Japanese grocery store in Little Tokyo—the Japantown of …
World War II camps Go for Broke hitoshi sameshima janm Kenjiro Akune MIS occupation Japan veterans Eunice Sato long beach occupation politics
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