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48th Convention of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad and 14th Convention of Pan-American Nikkei"Going back…

Kotaro Horisaka • Nov. 30, 2007

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A Yonsei's Reflections...

on returning to my JA bowling roots

Today, basketball and golf are the sports of choice in Japanese American communities, at least it s…

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • Oct. 17, 2007

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The Power of a Story: Intern Learns Importance of Personal Histories

Being a cultural anthropology major, I enjoy studying culture, and I wanted the chance to learn mor…

Elizabeth Ishida • Aug. 15, 2007

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A Yonsei's Reflections...

on Southern California Obon Festivals

I feel very fortunate to live in an area that has so many Obon festivals that are relatively access…

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • Aug. 9, 2007

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Intermarriages and Hapas: An Overview - Part 2

>> Part 1 Current Japanese American AttitudesIntermarriage has been a major, and controversia…

George Kitahara Kich +3 • May 12, 2007

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Japanese American Baseball

Baseball, the quintessential American sport, has enjoyed immense popularity in Japan, as witnessed …

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • April 11, 2007

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The Japantown in Brazil

Chapter 2: The Conde District - Brazil’s First Japantown - 2) The Birth of Taishō Elementary School

Because Japanese community groups and parent’s associations provided the foundation for the m…

Sachio Negawa • April 5, 2007

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Day of Remembrance 2006

Issei, Nisei, Sansei, Yonsei, Gosei. It never occurred to me that I would live to see five generati…

Jean Ikezoe-Halevi • Oct. 31, 2006

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Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

第4回「北部加州」の日系人

「米國日系人百年史」（1961年発行）は第一篇「総論」と、第二篇「各州日系人発展史　地方篇」の二つに大きく分かれる。このうち、全体の約3分の2にあたる1000ページほどをさいて全米各州別に日本人、日…

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 8, 2014

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The Other Side of Honolulu: Being Welcomed by Hawaii's Japanese Community

第1回祖母と私のハワイへの野望

祖母は大正２年の生まれで、戦前にはハワイ移民を希望したらしい。幼いころに父親を亡くし、兄２人、姉１人の末っ子だったからだとか、活発で大変進歩的な性格だったからだとか、私は両親や叔母たちと祖母について…

Seiji Kawasaki • July 21, 2014

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