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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Bunkado and the Tsukada Family Pull

Irene Tsukuda-Germain grew up with Bunkado, a family business opened in 1945 by her aunt and uncle,…

Caitlin Anderson • May 5, 2009

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry # 100% Reception: "Message Received..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • May 2, 2009

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Voices of Chicago

The Clear Sounds of Tetsuo Matsuda

The first time I heard of Tetsuo Matsuda was in 1992 in Tokyo. I was a violin student at a music co…

Shiho Toyonaga • April 30, 2009

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My experience with Hiroshima Kenjinkai and Hiroken

My father, Tsukasa, is an Issei from Hiroshima, and came to America in 1960. So, naturally, when he…

Ken Mukai • April 29, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

The Aoi Restaurant: A Little Tokyo Treasure

Mrs. Hiroko Yamagata and the Aoi Restaurant have a remarkable story. The Aoi Restaurant is located …

Robert Bonaparte • April 28, 2009

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry # @#(16) - !?: "Doodle-itis..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • April 25, 2009

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Leguía and Fujimori

With former president Alberto Fujimori’s verdict now known, the only case against a former pr…

Antonio Zapata Velasco • April 25, 2009

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Significant Signatures

Most everyone has heard the phrase, “Put your John Hancock right here.” John Hancock, a…

Gary T. Ono • April 24, 2009

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Carlos Kasuga: "Everything That You Do, Do It Well"

On February 9, 2009, the prominent Nikkei businessman Carlos Kasuga shared his wisdom in a presenta…

Ricardo G. Hokama • April 23, 2009

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I Was Drafted into the Mie Kenjinkai Army

On June 3, 1989, I married Shirley Takigawa and unknowingly, I became a permanent member of the Mie…

Dean Hara • April 22, 2009

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