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Jamie Kaneko carefully counts out fifteen sheets of toilet paper on her roll, tears on the perforated line, and hands the loose end to me …
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Drawn to the Ohara style by its wide spectrum of challengesAs part of the annual Nisei Week celebration, the Kad? Instructors’ Association holds an ikebana …
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When I first applied to the Nikkei Community Internship, I don’t think I really knew what I was getting myself into. The idea of connecting …
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A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, three things that sound Japanese (but aren't). Check back every …
Instant intrigue: My encounter with ikebanaOn every Friday morning during the summer of 2008 at the Japanese American National Museum, a new work of ikebana …
The term "Nikkei" can be generally translated to mean "of Japanese lineage," but as the years and generations pass since large-scale overseas Japanese emigration started …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, learn the four major ages in human history. Check back …
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On Saturday, October 28, 2006 there was a demonstration of various aspects of the Japanese sword at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto. The …
Saturday, August 16On Saturday morning I arrived early at the Japanese American National Museum. Yonezawa-san was already there. He is the president of the Miyagi …
Avoiding fixation to my own teaching methods: Gathering interest by attending lecturesThe Iemoto of Ikenob? is on its 45th generation, now with over 500 years …
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