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Michie Akama, a dreamy educator ahead of her time

Born in Japan and graduated in Education, Michie Akama came to Brazil in the 1920s with her family…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Aug. 3, 2018

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Wendy Kohatsu, the yonsei who dances to connect with her ancestors

Wendy Kohatsu has been making odori since she was little. Influenced by her family, from her Japane…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • July 12, 2018

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

The Mochitsuki Tradition in the Hikari Group of Londrina, Paraná

In Brazil, mochi – little cakes made with a glutinous Japanese rice known as mochigome &ndash…

Alba Shioco Hino +2 • June 25, 2018

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An Interview with Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña

Renee Tajima-Peña is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and professor of Asian American Studies at…

Carol Cheh • March 6, 2018

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Personal reflection on my first COPANI experience, at COPANI Lima 2017

Held every two years since 1981, COPANI (Convención Panamericana Nikkei, or Pan-American Nik…

Asuka Anne Nagase • Dec. 27, 2017

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Enokizono family, example of struggle and determination

Faced with the insidious crisis that has been plaguing Brazil in recent years, more acutely in the …

Katsuo Higuchi • Dec. 19, 2017

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Japanese Community in the Amazon

No. 9: Takataku's passion will last forever

My mission as a JICA volunteer has come to an end. For several months before returning home, I visi…

Asako Sakamoto • Nov. 17, 2017

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In This Great Land of Freedom: The Japanese Pioneers of Oregon

Chapter 3 — Development of Japanese Farming Communities

The untouched ground of AmericaI began to hoeThis virgin soil. Honda Fugetsu1 During th…

Eiichiro Azuma • Nov. 6, 2017

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A pilgrim of Peruvian and Nikkei culture

In contemporary Peruvian culture, there is a constant plowing of the country's traditions to gi…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Oct. 23, 2017

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Nikkei View

The Legacy of the Sansei from a “Ni-hansei” perspective

When I was a kid, I used to tell people who asked what generation I was, that I was “Ni-hanse…

Gil Asakawa • Oct. 5, 2017

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