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What am I? Who am I? – Part 2 of 3

Part 1 >>I had been looking forward to being married and living happily ever after. I had hop…

Susan S. Sakayori • June 10, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Bunkado Gifts and Music: The Story of an Artist and His Legacy

Customers and clients call the Bunkado curio store in Los Angeles “the retro store” bec…

Ava Mikolavich • June 9, 2009

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry # 4 Simple Truths: "S'nopes, T'ain't True..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • June 6, 2009

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Voices of Chicago

I Was Born in 1962 in Tokyo.....

I was born in 1962 in Tokyo. I grew up just like an average Japanese. I went to junior high, high s…

Yutaka Fujita • June 5, 2009

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ODE TO JOY (An die Freude)

Are you familiar with Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th Symphony? If you think you’re not, lis…

Gary T. Ono • June 3, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Traditional Food in a Changing City

Aoi Restaurant sits in the heart of historic Little Tokyo, on 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles. H…

Angelica Jardini • June 2, 2009

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry # 3:30 AM Curiosities: "Let's Ask Nimoy..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • May 30, 2009

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Sansei Japanese Sword Appraiser Mike Yamasaki – Part 2: It’s the Treasures of the Past That Make for a Bright Future

>> Part 1Having repaired his grandmother’s swords since he was a boy, sansei Mike Yamas…

Keiko Fukuda • May 29, 2009

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Living in a Space in Between

I was born in Japan, but I crossed the ocean to Brazil when I was eight years old aboard a ship on …

Michiko Okano • May 28, 2009

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Secret Asian Man: Breaking Barriers with a Comic Strip

Tak Toyoshima’s Asian American-themed comic strip, Secret Asian Man, is now nationally syndic…

Darryl Mori • May 27, 2009

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