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The Kagoshima Heritage Club (KHC) is a sub-organization of the Nanka Kagoshima Kenjinkai (Kagoshima Prefectural Association of Southern California), the oldest Kenjinkai in California founded …
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I had my eye on the prize…a cute white wicker purse with bright red plastic cherries decorating the top. So, on that summer afternoon over …
>> Part 2Meeting Mr. Nahan Gluck, a volunteer docent at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo for the past 14 years, felt like …
>> Part 1 After retiring from a Los Angeles County job in 1992 and seeing actual barracks from the Heart Mountain Internment Camp, Mr. Nahan …
I am a Shin Issei—born in Japan, a first generation Japanese American. It has been 17 years since I came to the United States. During …
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Beisebol is big among the Japanese farming colonies of South America. I found myself at a weekend tournament in Pedro Juan Caballero, a small town …
September 2008 marked my first opportunity to visit the capital city of Asunción, Paraguay. I had been looking forward to my study trip, and was …
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>> Part 1V. “Granny’s Dance” and Folk Dance: A Japanese European ComparisonHaving first observed the Paraná Folklore and Ethnic Festival in the early 1980s, I …
I. Matsuri in Overseas Nikkei CommunitiesToday, overseas Nikkei communities celebrate traditional matsuri (Japanese festivals) under two types. The public space type is held outdoors in …
“Seek out the significance of your problem at this time. Try to understand.” —fortune from a recent cookie The universe is trying to tell me something. …
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