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A little belated, but shinnen akemashite omedeto! Of course, here in the JA community, January 1 is only the beginning of the New Year’s season, …
As members of the public pay their last respects to Senator Daniel K. Inouye, the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage remembers the honor of …
Familiar scenes from the 2012 Powell Street Festival in Vancouver, BC in Canada. * This was originally published in the Nikkei Voice on September 2012.
About a year ago, my mother called to tell me that my grandmother had stopped eating. It was expected that she would deteriorate rapidly in …
It was only supposed to be a one shot deal. Now it is Vancouver’s longest running ethnic festival. And it is at the epicentre of …
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Sonia Sakamoto-Jog (pictured on the left) joined Reel Asian as Executive Director in May of 2009 after graduating from the MBA program at the Rotman …
As a child, Little Tokyo was my stomping grounds. My mom was a member of the Little Tokyo Library, and it felt like every other …
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The Carnival is the biggest event in Brazil. The Portuguese brought this Pagan tradition to Brazil in the 17th century, and at first it was …
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Read Part 19 >>COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONSIn the early years, one of the most important and controversial events was tenchosetsu, the celebration of the Emperor …
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A genuine love for Japan, felt in Los AngelesThe Tanabata Festival became the new talk of the town during the 2009 Nisei Week, the Los …
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