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Read Part 1 >> Connected to Japanese Society and Culture Many Shin-Nisei (children of post …

Jane H. Yamashiro • Oct. 19, 2016

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The Evolving Japanese American Identity - Part 1

Slideshow above: The few remaining urban enclaves of Japanese American culture and identity. …

Jane H. Yamashiro • Oct. 18, 2016

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Everyone is half and double

My name is Aiko. I was born to a Costa Rican mother and a Japanese father. People often ask me, &ld…

Aiko Kenmochi • Aug. 29, 2016

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Nikkei Chronicles #5—Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture

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Thirty years ago, much to my delight, two events occurred which served to encapsulate my bicultural…

Linda Cooper • Aug. 17, 2016

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That Hapa Kid—Part 3

Rear Part 2 >> Touring my own country, in another country I’ve said in previous artic…

Nicholas Turner • Aug. 3, 2016

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The Stories of the ‘War Brides’ of Japan Need to Be Told

One day in the early 1980s, my Japanese mother took my sister and me to an International District…

Yayoi Lena Winfrey • Aug. 1, 2016

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That Hapa Kid—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> In June a friend invited me to join her and other members of the Japanese S…

Nicholas Turner • July 27, 2016

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That Hapa Kid—Part 1

Hapa, in Hawaiian, means “part” or “mixed.” It’s typically used to de…

Nicholas Turner • July 20, 2016

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My Life with the Anime Nerds

Last month, I worked at Kinokuniya Bookstore’s booth at Anime Expo for the second year in a r…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Jan. 28, 2016

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Jesus and Buddha

I was the youngest of a large family. When I was born, my parents were already old enough to be g…

Marta Marenco • Jan. 15, 2016

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The Evolving Japanese American Identity - Part 2