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The Man Who Was Yonekawa: Part I—From Quebec to Japan
During the early years of the 20th century, Japanese immigrants to the West Coast of Canada, like t…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 2, 2024

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Canada Catholicism citizenship Egypt Honshu Japan Kagoshima Prefecture Masanori Urbain-Marie Yonekawa missionaries naturalization Quebec religion
Canada Catholicism citizenship Egypt Honshu Japan Kagoshima Prefecture Masanori Urbain-Marie Yonekawa missionaries naturalization Quebec religion
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Part 41 (part 2) Interview with Christine Piper, author with Japanese and Australian roots — Japanese-Australian
Read Part 1 >> Japanese Americans and Japanese in internment camps -- In After Darkness, th…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 29, 2023

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Australia Australians Christine Piper incarcerees Japanese Japanese Australians Nikkei Australia (organization) World War II camps
Australia Australians Christine Piper incarcerees Japanese Japanese Australians Nikkei Australia (organization) World War II camps
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The Legacy of Isamu Tashiro: Nisei from Hawaii in Chicago
Chapter 3—For Young Nisei and Their Future
Read Part 2 >> Inspiring Young Nisei  One of Tashiro’s most important conce…

Takako Day • Dec. 24, 2023

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Chicago generations Hawaii Illinois Isamu Tashiro Japanese American Citizens League Nisei United States
Chicago generations Hawaii Illinois Isamu Tashiro Japanese American Citizens League Nisei United States
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Part 41 (Part 1) Interview with Christine Piper, an author of Japanese and Australian descent — The story behind the creation of her novel "After Dark"
The novel "After Darkness: A Japanese Doctor at Loveday Camp, Australia" (originally published in…

Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 22, 2023

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After Darkness (book) Australia authors Christine Piper fiction Imperial Japanese Army Japan Loveday internment camp Manshu Detachment 731 novels World War II camps writers
After Darkness (book) Australia authors Christine Piper fiction Imperial Japanese Army Japan Loveday internment camp Manshu Detachment 731 novels World War II camps writers
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Wake Up and Smell the Green Tea: Japanese Breakfast is the New Way to Start Your Day
I’ve been to Japan three times. Over the course of those visits I had so many delicious meals…

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • Dec. 15, 2023

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Boyle Heights breakfasts California Gardena Japanese Little Tokyo Los Angeles Otomisan (restaurant) restaurants United States
Boyle Heights breakfasts California Gardena Japanese Little Tokyo Los Angeles Otomisan (restaurant) restaurants United States
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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 5: Toyobo Brazil attracts attention with its biological pesticides
In the fifth episode, we spoke with Yasuyoshi Fujii, President of Toyobo Brazil. In 1953, Japane…

Tomoko Oura • Dec. 1, 2023

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Brazil business economics Japanese business enterprises management São Paulo
Brazil business economics Japanese business enterprises management São Paulo
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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 8—The Way Home
Yayoi and I walked across a university campus admiring its historic gate, patinaed statues, and p…

Lon Kurashige • Nov. 24, 2023

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Japan Japanese Americans minorities racism
Japan Japanese Americans minorities racism
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Episode 40: The story of a Japanese doctor in Australia during wartime
Detention Centers, Institutions for Disease Control, and Wavering Feelings It is well known that at…

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 24, 2023

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Australia fiction Japanese World War II camps
Australia fiction Japanese World War II camps
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Continental Drift: How anti-Japanese sentiment in Australia affected Nikkei Communities in the US and Canada
During World War II, Japanese communities around the Pacific rim and elsewhere were subjected to di…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 20, 2023

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Australia Canada imprisonment incarceration Loveday internment camp racism Tatura Tatura internment camps United States Victoria (Australia) World War II camps
Australia Canada imprisonment incarceration Loveday internment camp racism Tatura Tatura internment camps United States Victoria (Australia) World War II camps
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Pictures of Belonging: Rediscovering Three Remarkable Japanese American Artists
In a recent interview, Dr. ShiPu Wang discussed the lengthy process and inspiration for curating …

Kristopher Kato • Nov. 17, 2023

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artists exhibitions Hisako Hibi Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Miki Hayakawa Miné Okubo ShiPu Wang
artists exhibitions Hisako Hibi Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Miki Hayakawa Miné Okubo ShiPu Wang
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