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A historical survey of Asian Americans in the Heartland
In 2009, I published an article about Japanese Americans in the Interior West, a field earlier pi…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Nov. 22, 2017

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Asian Americans book reviews communities Detroit Japanese Americans Michigan Midwest Region (U.S.) resettlements reviews United States Vincent Chin
Asian Americans book reviews communities Detroit Japanese Americans Michigan Midwest Region (U.S.) resettlements reviews United States Vincent Chin
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The Story Behind that YELLOW BROTHERHOOD Shirt
In the late 1960s, a group of Los Angeles Japanese American ex-gang members, many at the time eithe…

Erik Matsunaga • Sept. 19, 2017

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1960s 1970s Asian American movement California gangs generations Los Angeles Sansei United States Yellow Brotherhood (organization)
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Nikkei View
George Takei is the Energizer Bunny of the JA community
Like many people, and especially many Japanese Americans, I’m a big fan of George Takei. I&rs…

Gil Asakawa • Aug. 7, 2017

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acting activism actors Allegiance (play) artists Asian Americans entertainers George Takei Gil Asakawa human rights Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) LGBTQ+ New Frontiers (exhibition) people social action Star Trek
acting activism actors Allegiance (play) artists Asian Americans entertainers George Takei Gil Asakawa human rights Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) LGBTQ+ New Frontiers (exhibition) people social action Star Trek
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Finding Asian American Family Histories: Genealogist Marisa Louie Lee
“I will never forget seeing my great-grandfather’s photograph in his immigration case f…

Darryl Mori • July 17, 2017

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Asian Americans family histories genealogy immigration Marisa Louie Lee
Asian Americans family histories genealogy immigration Marisa Louie Lee
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Economist Marco Carrasco: “I have always been fascinated by Japanese culture”
Marco Carrasco Villanueva has made news in Peru. The publication on the website of his alma mater, …

Harumi Nako Fuentes +1 • April 3, 2017

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animation anime Asia culture economics languages Peru students
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A “Powerful” (and “Critical”) Case for the Asian American Movement
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, which prompted …

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • March 22, 2017

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activism Asian American movement Asian Americans book reviews films Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Jim Matsuoka Karen L. Ishizuka Muslim Americans racism reviews Serve the People (book) social action
activism Asian American movement Asian Americans book reviews films Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Jim Matsuoka Karen L. Ishizuka Muslim Americans racism reviews Serve the People (book) social action
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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei
The momentum of international students from Asia is helping Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises expand overseas
Last September, I received a request from the Kanagawa International Foundation to participate as …

Alberto J. Matsumoto • March 3, 2017

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Asian students Japan Japanese Latin Americans Nepal Redress movement Vietnam
Asian students Japan Japanese Latin Americans Nepal Redress movement Vietnam
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #From About 475-221 BC: “I’m A Dog...”
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Feb. 25, 2017

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animals cartoonists cartoons Chinese zodiac humor
animals cartoonists cartoons Chinese zodiac humor
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Orchid From The North - Part 5
Read Part 4 >> Again, we stray a bit from Yoshiko’s personal story to review the situa…

Edward Moreno • Feb. 21, 2017

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Asian Women's Fund China Toho Co., Ltd. Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Asian Women's Fund China Toho Co., Ltd. Yoshiko Yamaguchi
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Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the small island nati…

Karen Ishizuka • Aug. 12, 2016

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activism Asian Americans for Action (organization) Barack Obama Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Kyushu Michio Kaku Mike Murase Nagasaki (city) Nagasaki Prefecture peace presidents social action United States World War II
activism Asian Americans for Action (organization) Barack Obama Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Kyushu Michio Kaku Mike Murase Nagasaki (city) Nagasaki Prefecture peace presidents social action United States World War II
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