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After my father died in 1948, my mom used the bus to go from place to place including taking her ch…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Sept. 25, 2023

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Rediscovering Poston

There’s a familiar adage that when Nisei get together, one of the first questions asked is &l…

Sharon Yamato • Sept. 15, 2023

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Wisdom Grown Wild: A Conversation with Filmmaker Rea Tajiri — Part 3

Read Part 2 >> TN: Do you think you make art as a way to fill in those gaps or to speak to t…

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 10, 2023

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Wisdom Grown Wild: A Conversation with Filmmaker Rea Tajiri — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> TN: I’ve been starting to think about what it is to write memoir and I&…

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 3, 2023

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Wisdom Grown Wild: A Conversation with Filmmaker Rea Tajiri — Part 1

In Rea Tajiri’s documentary Wisdom Gone Wild, an elderly Nisei woman is sitting outside in …

Tamiko Nimura • Aug. 27, 2023

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

For Kyra Karatsu—Writing is a Foregone Conclusion

Where does talent come from? Is it inherited or learned? Nature or nurture? According to the BBC&rs…

Esther Newman • Aug. 18, 2023

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Coming Home: My Family’s Journey to Ireichō

And what we see is our life moving like that along the dark edges of everything, headlights sweep…

Sharon Yamato • Aug. 15, 2023

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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage

Jinsei no aki (Autumn of Life)

It’s the Year of the Rabbit and in October I will be 60 years old. My Okinawan grandparents w…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Aug. 9, 2023

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A Journey of Self-Discovery: My “Japaneseness” — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Chance Encounter in Tokyo At age 16, I traveled to Japan with a group of Haw…

Vince Takemi Ebata • July 31, 2023

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Mules on Izenajima, Okinawa

Did you know there are mules on Izenajima (Izena Island)? Well, recently there were two roaming aro…

Colin Y. Sewake • July 3, 2023

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Losing a True and Trusted Friend

Rediscovering Poston

Wisdom Grown Wild: A Conversation with Filmmaker Rea Tajiri — Part 3

Wisdom Grown Wild: A Conversation with Filmmaker Rea Tajiri — Part 2

Wisdom Grown Wild: A Conversation with Filmmaker Rea Tajiri — Part 1

For Kyra Karatsu—Writing is a Foregone Conclusion

Coming Home: My Family’s Journey to Ireichō

Jinsei no aki (Autumn of Life)

A Journey of Self-Discovery: My “Japaneseness” — Part 2

Mules on Izenajima, Okinawa