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“She’s making soup!” That was my mother’s and my aunts’ hint to us c…

Hudson Okada • Jan. 5, 2018

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The Nikkei woman, the foundation of the family

In every home, the role of the mother is little recognized, that is where she becomes a superwoman…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Dec. 21, 2017

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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture

Palate

Even though I was still a child, I easily came to this conclusion: my maternal grandparents' ho…

Hudson Okada • Oct. 2, 2017

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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Mothers—affection, lost & found

This month, we take a somewhat different turn, in presenting some prose from longtime community org…

Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka +2 • Sept. 21, 2017

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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture

Matsutake Sukiyaki

In Seattle, my family’s mushroom hunting season would begin with discussions around the big t…

Susan Yamamura • June 1, 2017

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A Tale of Two Baa-chans

For better or worse, marriage can change your life. The arranged marriages of my Issei baa-chans (f…

Raymond Nakamura • Oct. 10, 2016

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Sewing Lessons

My mom and I discovered the Japanese fabric store together two years ago. Under a blue awning, in a…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Sept. 21, 2016

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Journal Entry #54 Billion Sent a Day: UBE Crazy..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • May 7, 2016

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Goliath vs. David's Angry Obaachan

Japanese Village Plaza and the Japanese American National Museum were jam-packed on Saturday and Su…

Ellen Endo • Jan. 18, 2016

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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values

How I Remet my Mother

When thinking of the journal theme of Nikkei families, I thought of how much my family has shaped m…

Chanda Ishisaka • Oct. 15, 2015

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