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History—Okinawan Clubs of Hawaii
Preserving a Way of Life of Their Native Land My curiosity was piqued by a video interview by Ba…

Dan Nakasone • Nov. 15, 2022

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families Hawaii Japan Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture United States Wahiawa Okinawa Kyo Yu Kai
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 41: Yugo and his mother are separated
When Hugo was four years old, his parents separated and his mother, Eneida, returned alone to her h…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Oct. 21, 2022

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Brazil dekasegi families fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
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Meet William Fujioka, the New Chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees
William “Bill” Fujioka is the new chairman of the JANM Board of Trustees. Born in Boyle…

Helen Yoshida • Oct. 18, 2022

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British Columbia Burnaby California Canada communities families Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) leadership Linda Fujioka Los Angeles Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre United States volunteerism William Fujioka
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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
Leftovers
“Nokorimono,” my mom said disdainfully. Leftovers. She was emphasizing the rule in our …

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • Oct. 12, 2022

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families food leftover food
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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
New Year's aromas
My grandparents, Tatsuzo and Kinu Wakabayashi, natives of Hikone- shi and Shigaken , arrived in the…

Arturo Wakabayashi • Oct. 7, 2022

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families food New Year Oshogatsu Peru
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Rediscovering an Incredible Story of Community and Resilience in New Westminster
In creating a children’s book about their grandmother’s life, cousins Lara Okihiro and …

Kelly Fleck • Sept. 27, 2022

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British Columbia Canada families Kaslo New Westminster New Westminster and District Japanese Housewives Association
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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto
Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds
My grandfather, Wakaji Matsumoto, traveled across the Pacific Ocean to help his father in a forei…

Karen Matsumoto • Sept. 20, 2022

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agriculture atomic bomb brides California families family histories farming genealogy generations Hawaii Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture household employees immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration photographers photography picture brides postwar prewar Southern California Toyo Miyatake United States Wakaji Matsumoto wives World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
Tree of Lemon
Before the current tree came into bloom, its predecessor was flourishing elsewhere long before. The…

Chiana Fujiwara • Sept. 18, 2022

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Asian American Studies 101: How I Learned Grandpa Was a Badass!
For whatever “academic inadequacies” the fledgling ethnic studies was accused of back i…

Mary Uyematsu Kao • Sept. 14, 2022

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Asian American studies family histories genealogy Jiro Morita
Asian American studies family histories genealogy Jiro Morita
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Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community
Butadofu
I grew up in an essentially white community. My exposure to Japanese culture was limited to my pare…

David Sato • Aug. 26, 2022

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families food Hawaii Japanese food United States
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