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Read Part 4 >> Growing Up Nisei In Pre-WW2 Vancouver I remember playing war games w…

Frank Maikawa • April 3, 2013

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Japanese Drifters to Mexico

Captain Jukichi’s Diary led me to the tale of Zensuke, another sea captain of the ship Eijyum…

Rio Imamura • April 2, 2013

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Enemy Alien: An American Sansei’s Story - Part 1 of 3

Who among us has not wondered if the World War II internment of the Nikkei community or, indeed, an…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 1, 2013

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Journal Entry #Born 8/14/1851: "Malpractical Maniacs..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 30, 2013

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Speaking Up! Democracy, Justice, Dignity

Legalizing Detention: Segregated Japanese Americans and the Justice Department’s Renunciation Program - Part 3 of 9

Read Part 2 >> The Stockade: Symbol of the Worthlessness of U.S. CitizenshipWith the Cen…

Barbara Takei • March 29, 2013

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Naomi Hirahara, author of “Mas Arai” mystery novels

I’ve always been a fan of detective and crime mystery fiction, starting from my earliest days…

Gil Asakawa • March 28, 2013

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The Evolution of A Canadian 'Enemy Alien' - The Frank Maikawa Story - Part 4 of 12

Read Part 3 >> Back to the store… Upstairs at the rear was a huge kitchen ar…

Frank Maikawa • March 27, 2013

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Japanese-American detainees to "feel the warm friendliness of the people of Pittsburgh"; papers tell story of wartime Japanese-American relocation to Pittsburgh - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Yes, imagine using an orphanage as a “large multiple-unit dwelling.…

Brian Deutsch • March 26, 2013

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The Harada House of Riverside, California: A Milestone in Japanese American Resistance to Racist Oppression - Part 6 of 6

Read Part 5 >> At the close of our interview, I put this question to Sue. “You sai…

Arthur A. Hansen • March 25, 2013

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Journal Entry #8th Deadly Sin: "Don't You Trust Me?..."