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Sonia Sakamoto-Jog (pictured on the left) joined Reel Asian as Executive Director in May of 2009 af…

Koji Steven Sakai • Oct. 21, 2011

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Dancing for Dango

As a child, Little Tokyo was my stomping grounds. My mom was a member of the Little Tokyo Library, …

Alyctra Matsushita • Aug. 18, 2011

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Chapter 4: It’s A Carnival!

The Carnival is the biggest event in Brazil. The Portuguese brought this Pagan tradition to Brazil …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Aug. 10, 2011

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Issei Pioneers - Hawaii and the Mainland 1885-1924 - Part 20

Read Part 19 >>COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONSIn the early years, one of the most important…

Akemi Kikumura Yano • May 16, 2011

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From Sendai to LA--Workshop Support Arrives in LA from the Home of the Tanabata Festival

A genuine love for Japan, felt in Los AngelesThe Tanabata Festival became the new talk of the town …

Keiko Fukuda • June 3, 2010

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Tango no Sekku - Part 2

>> Part 1Unlike the elegant, orderly, and colorful setting for Hina Matsuri, the exhibit for …

Edward Moreno • May 5, 2010

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Tango no Sekku - Part 1

In 1948, during the McArthur shogunate and Tatsu Katayama’s premiership, the Japanese governm…

Edward Moreno • May 4, 2010

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Los Angeles “Tanabata Matsuri”: Part 3 - Aiming for a New Tradition: “Otakiage” for the Tanabata ornaments

Among the many events held by the Los Angeles Nikkei community in 2009, perhaps one of the most hig…

Yukikazu Nagashima • Dec. 21, 2009

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Los Angeles “Tanabata Matsuri”: Part 2 - Creating More Ties that Bind - Tsutsui-san’s aspirations for next year

>> Read Part 1 The 1st Annual “Tanabata Matsuri (Tanabata Festival),” held as a…

Yukikazu Nagashima • Nov. 19, 2009

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Los Angeles Tanabata Matsuri - Part 1: The Meeting of Two Dreams

For the very first time, Tanabata Matsuri was featured alongside the customary events and exhibitio…

Yukikazu Nagashima • Sept. 17, 2009

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Sonia Sakamoto-Jog, Executive Director, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival