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In her book, Best Friends Forever: A World War II Scrapbook, writer Beverly Patt uses a unique format—a scrapbook—to tell the story of the friendship …
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>> Part 1Unlike the elegant, orderly, and colorful setting for Hina Matsuri, the exhibit for Tango No Sekku is an artistic disaster. The arrangement has …
In 1948, during the McArthur shogunate and Tatsu Katayama’s premiership, the Japanese government determined to officially declare May 5th as Kodomo no Hi, or Children’s …
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Within the context of international migrations and specifically within the dekasegi migratory movements (Brazilians workers in Japan), we can highlight their effects on the emotional …
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As the granddaughter of prominent Japanese American painter Hisako Hibi, Amy Lee-Tai was exposed to art at an early age—and it was through her grandmother’s …
For over 20 years, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) has presented its annual Children’s Day Festival in celebration of the traditional Japanese …
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元気はつらつ 英語で落語をきかせるという試みは、数は多くないとはいえ、日本人や外国人によって定着した感があるが、日本語、英語、ポルトガルで落語…
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El caso del diseñador gráfico Masaki Gaja es inusual. Ha vivido la experiencia de Japón en dos etapas: la primera, como niño e hijo de …
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日本人の父親と日系ブラジル人の母親を持つ朋美は19歳。 デカセギとして日本へ行った朋美の母親は、はじめは名古屋のパン屋さんで働いていた。そのとき近…
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高校生だったトシエは、同級生のイヴァンと結婚し、その5ヶ月後に双子の赤ちゃんを産んだ。当時19才だったイヴァンは大学進学を諦め、スーパーのレジ係、自…
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