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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Happy To Be of Help—My Japanese-learning Classes
It was more than 30 years ago when I, as a Japanese Brazilian Nisei, started developing a desire to…

Kazue Ishii • Aug. 20, 2021

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Brazil education generations Japanese language languages Nisei study
Brazil education generations Japanese language languages Nisei study
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The “village of miracles” and the “promised land” - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> A new beginning in Brazil Rural poverty plagued Japan during the early 20th ce…

Edson Hiroshi Aoki • Aug. 11, 2021

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Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
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The “village of miracles” and the “promised land” - Part 1
It is common to hear among Nikkei Brazilians that we are “Japanese in Brazil” and “Brazilians in Ja…

Edson Hiroshi Aoki • Aug. 10, 2021

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Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
Brazil Christianity families Fukuoka Prefecture Imamura Catholic Church Imamura village Japan São Paulo
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The great fight between Masahiko Kimura and Helio Gracie: The two men's signature o-soto-gari and arm grab techniques explode
I spent 18 years researching Kimura Masahiko, who is said to be the strongest judoist in the histo…

Toshinari Masuda • Aug. 4, 2021

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1950s Brazil Brazilians combat generations Hélio Gracie immigrants immigration Issei Japan judo Maracaña stadium martial artists martial arts Masahiko Kimura migration Rio de Janeiro
1950s Brazil Brazilians combat generations Hélio Gracie immigrants immigration Issei Japan judo Maracaña stadium martial artists martial arts Masahiko Kimura migration Rio de Janeiro
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 38: My Favorite Family
My name is Mitsuno, I'm an 11 year old girl. My dad is Japanese Peruvian and my mom is Japanese…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • July 30, 2021

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Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
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The deep relationship between postwar immigration and war in Brazil as seen through personal histories
Brazil, which currently boasts the world's largest Japanese community at 2 million, also began …

Masayuki Fukasawa • July 26, 2021

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Amazon River Region Brazil China immigration Japan Manchuria Okinawa Prefecture Peru postwar Russia Siberia war World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil China immigration Japan Manchuria Okinawa Prefecture Peru postwar Russia Siberia war World War II
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Tokyo Olympics: Japan-born Brazilian Judo Representative - Eduardo Yuji's Challenge - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Hitting the wall of nationality and heading to an "unfamiliar homeland&qu…

Takahiko Yodo • July 22, 2021

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athletics Brazil combat dekasegi Eduardo Yudy Santos foreign workers generations Japan judo martial arts Nikkei in Japan Olympics sports Yonsei
athletics Brazil combat dekasegi Eduardo Yudy Santos foreign workers generations Japan judo martial arts Nikkei in Japan Olympics sports Yonsei
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Tokyo Olympics: Japan-born Brazilian Judo Representative - Eduardo Yuji's Challenge - Part 1
On the 13th, I'll go to Shizuoka to "bring home a medal" "Carrying the hopes of …

Takahiko Yodo • July 21, 2021

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athletics Brazil combat dekasegi Eduardo Yudy Santos foreign workers generations Japan judo martial arts Nikkei in Japan Olympics sports Yonsei
athletics Brazil combat dekasegi Eduardo Yudy Santos foreign workers generations Japan judo martial arts Nikkei in Japan Olympics sports Yonsei
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The World of Kenzi Shiokava
I was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of the sculptor Kenzi Shiokava on June 18, 2…

Emily Anderson • June 30, 2021

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artists Brazil California Japanese Brazilians Kenzi Shiokava Los Angeles Transpacific Borderlands (exhibition) United States
artists Brazil California Japanese Brazilians Kenzi Shiokava Los Angeles Transpacific Borderlands (exhibition) United States
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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 and the unsung heroes
All countries in the world, almost without exception, have been painfully suffering the effects of …

Katsuo Higuchi • June 14, 2021

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Brazil COVID-19 Discover Nikkei Kizuna 2020 (series) physicians Rondonia
Brazil COVID-19 Discover Nikkei Kizuna 2020 (series) physicians Rondonia
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