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Nikkei in Los Angeles recognized Parents’ Day on July 27 with a ceremony honoring the 2008 Pa…

Bobby Okinaka • Aug. 13, 2008

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Establishing Japanese Ancestry

When one sets out to trace back history with certain objectives in mind, evidence found here and th…

Ariel Takeda • Aug. 12, 2008

Journal Entry # 1 or 2: "Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures, II..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 9, 2008

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Chapter 12

Chapter 11 >>Carlos Yamashita’s favorite Japanese superhero was Kikaider. Half blue and…

Naomi Hirahara • Aug. 8, 2008

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Paper Cranes - History students make origami for peace

Carly Gutzmann (14) and Michelle Reed (14) are friends who live in Minnesota. In the fall of 2006, …

Carly Gutzmann +1 • Aug. 6, 2008

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Journal Entry # Member No. 0: "What are the Dues?..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 2, 2008

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Amache Night

I call this hauntingly provocative photograph from my Issei grandmother, Owai Okamura’s photo…

Gary T. Ono • Aug. 1, 2008

Remembering the 1907 Vancouver Race Riot

September 7, 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of the “Anti-Oriental Riot” that took pl…

George Hewson • July 31, 2008

Journal Entry # Just Number 1: "Furoba? Benjo? What?..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • July 27, 2008

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Learning to Fall

Like returning home after a long journey, stepping onto the tatami at the dojo is one of the most r…

Natalie Ume Liverant • July 25, 2008

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Nikkei Parents’ Day

Establishing Japanese Ancestry

Journal Entry # 1 or 2: "Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures, II..."

Chapter 12

Paper Cranes - History students make origami for peace

Journal Entry # Member No. 0: "What are the Dues?..."

Amache Night

Remembering the 1907 Vancouver Race Riot

Journal Entry # Just Number 1: "Furoba? Benjo? What?..."

Learning to Fall