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Volunteerism: My New Year’s Resolution

I can’t imagine coming through a more turbulent year than 2011. On March 11th, everything changed …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 31, 2012

British Columbia Burnaby Canada communities Linda Ohama Mary Kitagawa Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Nikkei Voice (newspaper) volunteerism

Nikkei Heritage

Oshogatsu - A Japanese Tradition in America

When I met Julie, we shared a desire to keep our house open to our friends and community as much as…

Tamio Spiegel • Jan. 3, 2012

communities food holidays Japanese food New Year New York (state) Oshogatsu ozoni traditions United States

Discover Nikkei: Contributions to the XVI COPANI Conference 2011 - Part 1 of 3

Discover Nikkei conducted a pilot international survey about Nikkei communities and identities in N…

Lindsey Sasaki • Dec. 16, 2011

Cancún communities dekasegi Discover Nikkei education foreign workers human geography identity internet surveys Japanese diaspora Mexico Nikkei in Japan Nima

Future of the Nikkei Community, Not Just the Manzanar and Tule Lake Pilgrimages, Was the Topic of JANM Event

Panelists representing the Manzanar and Tule Lake Pilgrimages, along with students, primarily from …

Gann Matsuda • Nov. 22, 2011

California communities concentration camps Manzanar concentration camp Nikkei Nikkei Student Union (UCLA) Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps

Redefining “CAMP” In Japanese America - Part 3

Read Part 2 >>The Lasting Effects of the CampsThe camps are important not just because they are a w…

Dean Ryuta Adachi • Nov. 14, 2011

camps Christianity Christians communities religion youth youth camps

Redefining “CAMP” In Japanese America - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>United Methodist Asian American Summer CampIn 1974, Reverend Peter Chen of San Jose J…

Dean Ryuta Adachi • Nov. 7, 2011

camps Christianity Christians communities religion youth youth camps

The Morey Family: A Self-Guided Walking Tour through Little Tokyo History

Four generations of the Morey family have been a part of Little Tokyo’s business community. Three g…

Esther Newman +1 • Nov. 4, 2011

business California communities economics families finance insurance Jack Shiro Morey Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Josh Morey Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Morey family United States

Redefining “CAMP” In Japanese America - Part 1

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which led to the …

Dean Ryuta Adachi • Oct. 31, 2011

camps Christianity Christians communities religion youth youth camps

Shinmoto Family - Part 3

Read part 2 >>The Shinmoto family was back together again in the Los Angeles area by late 1946. Fat…

Minoru Shinmoto • Oct. 30, 2011

California communities Culver City family histories genealogy horticulture Los Angeles neighborhoods nurseries (horticulture) Seinan (Los Angeles, Calif.) Southern California Nursery Southwest Los Angeles United States

Shinmoto Family - Part 2

Read part 1 >>It was August 1942 when we boarded trains to unknown places. I remember going through…

Minoru Shinmoto • Oct. 23, 2011

California communities family histories genealogy Los Angeles neighborhoods Seinan (Los Angeles, Calif.) Southwest Los Angeles United States

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