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Isago Isao Tanaka: Chronicler of the Japanese-American experience
In 1964, College of San Mateo’s (CMS) librarian hired Isago Tanaka as a jack-of-all trades …

Barbara Wilcox • Aug. 29, 2022

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generations Isago Isao Tanaka Nisei photographers photography
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The Death that Changed Japan Forever
Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was assassinated on July 8, 2022.  Almost i…

Lana Kobayashi • Aug. 1, 2022

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generations gun-related violence immigration Japan Japanese Americans postwar Prime ministers Shin-Nisei Shinzo Abe United States World War II
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George Mayeda Celebrates 100th Birthday
George Mayeda celebrated his 100th birthday this year. He was born in Riverside on June 13, 1922, o…

Kyle Sadler • July 26, 2022

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Arizona California concentration camps generations George Mayeda Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp Nisei United States World War II camps
Arizona California concentration camps generations George Mayeda Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp Nisei United States World War II camps
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The first Nisei and Okinawa
I write this article in memory and recognition of all the Nisei who had to travel from a very young…

Fernando Nakasone Nozoe • June 29, 2022

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generations Japan Nisei Okinawans Okinawa Prefecture Peru
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The Kai family: A Transnational Nisei Story - Part 1
Two Nisei whose lives and career paths were strikingly uncommon were the siblings Miwa and Yoshio K…

Greg Robinson • June 1, 2022

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China generations interpreters linguists Mukden Nisei World War II Yoshio Kai
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People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants
Toshiyuki Seino - Part 7: His days at JAL and induction into the Judo Hall of Fame
Read Part 6 >> Working at an airport often meant no weekends. Then in 1966, their son was bor…

Masako Miki • April 18, 2022

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combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
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People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants
Toshiyuki Seino - Part 6: Discharge, employment, marriage
Read Part 5 >> Although judo took up the majority of Toshiyuki's life during this time, i…

Masako Miki • April 11, 2022

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combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
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People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants
Toshiyuki Seino - Part 5: Joining the U.S. Air Force
Read Part 4 >> Before we look at what happened to Toshiyuki after 1959, let's first trace…

Masako Miki • April 4, 2022

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combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
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The Medic: Makoto Yoshihara
I was preparing to speak to the Santa Maria Rotary Club about the Central California’s coast …

Jim Gregory • March 31, 2022

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California generations Makoto Yoshihara Nisei Santa Maria United States World War II
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People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants
Toshiyuki Seino - Part 4: Returning to America and Starting Judo
Read Part 3 >> After a two-week voyage, he arrived in San Pedro, Los Angeles. He was picked …

Masako Miki • March 28, 2022

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combat generations Japan Japanese Americans judo Kibei martial arts Nisei Toshiyuki Seino
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