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For 27 years before World War II, the legendary baseball team “Vancouver Asahi” excited…

Louise Akuzawa • June 8, 2010

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From the perspective of two countries

ジャニス・ミリキタニ～言葉の力を信じて、奉仕活動を続ける詩人－その１

日系アメリカ人には、珍しい苗字の人が結構いる。先祖を辿ると、広島、和歌山、熊本、沖縄などの地方出身者が多いためだろう。以前、このコラムでとりあげたゴタンダもそうだが、ミリキタニも、私は今まで日本でそ…

Tatsuya Sudo • June 7, 2010

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles - 2010

A Lasting Commitment: Rafu Bussan Inc.

It is hard to miss this wonderful gem of Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo District. With its big or…

Katrina Senn • June 7, 2010

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Journal Entry #21st Century Media: "Movie Madness..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • June 5, 2010

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ヨセミテ紀行－その１

娘のエミーが結婚したのは去年の９月だった。エミーは、カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校（ＵＣＬＡ）を卒業後、南カリフォルニア大学（ＵＳＣ）の修士課程へ進学。そこで２歳下のジュン・アーンと出会った。彼は…

Sadao Tome • June 4, 2010

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Oregon Nikkei History: A Brief Summary - Part 3

Part 2 >>ResettlementAt the end of the war, Japanese Americans had the difficult decision of …

Oregon Nikkei Endowment • June 4, 2010

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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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Ba-chan’s Story: Thoughts and recollections of a Japanese Canadian growing up in Canada - Part 2

Part 1 >> When Japan surrendered in August 1945, some Issei parents strongly believed …

Yoshimi Susan Maikawa • June 2, 2010

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アルゼンチンと日本の体験から

私は、首都ブエノスアイレス郊外のエスコバールという町で1962年に生まれた。この町は、アルゼンチンの日本人移民の中でも最も多くの日本人や日系人が住んでいるところである。香川県出身者も、私の両親を含め…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • June 1, 2010

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David Mura: Power, Passion & Poetry

David Mura’s sister once said to him, “You talk about things I would rather sweep under…

Darryl Mori • June 1, 2010

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