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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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日本人俳優、ハリウッドに挑戦その１

ハリウッドで活躍する日本人俳優として思い浮かべるのは、誰だろう？ジョージ・タケイ？彼はアメリカ生まれの日系人であって正確には日本人ではない。では、「ヒーローズ」で一躍ブレイクしたマシ・オカ？彼は日…

Keiko Fukuda • Aug. 7, 2008

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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Being Nikkei in Peru: A mark of identity

El Placer de Ser Nikkei Okinawense en América Latina

Argentina y Brasil, los dos colosos de América del Sur, celebran este año el primer c…

Doris Moromisato • Aug. 5, 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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The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

誰のため、何のための“移民政策”なのか

日本の移民政策議論と外国人労働者ここ5~6年前から、官民を含めて今後深刻な社会経済問題になるとされている少子高齢化問題。この解決策として、外国人労働者の受入れ拡大を提言している機関や団体が目立って…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Aug. 1, 2008

Amache Night

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

Gary T. Ono • Aug. 1, 2008

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