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Sansei: On Being Japanese American in a Time of Crisis

[In April 2017 I was asked to speak on what my Japanese American identity means to me, and how that…

Stanley N. Shikuma • July 10, 2019

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Lawson Sakai - Part 4

Read Part 3 >> You were a part of these major battles that were significant. And I think a l…

Emiko Tsuchida • July 1, 2019

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Lawson Sakai - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> What are some vivid memories you have of basic training, being at Camp Shelby…

Emiko Tsuchida • June 24, 2019

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Lawson Sakai - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Can you describe what happened when your parents found the Colorado church an…

Emiko Tsuchida • June 17, 2019

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Norman Mineta: An American Story - New documentary captures JA experience through life of two time Cabinet secretary

"I don’t like the word H-A-T-E. I don’t use it,” says Norman Mineta. Even if it&…

Gwen Muranaka • June 14, 2019

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Lawson Sakai — Part 1

“We all knew, we are going to go battle. And we expect to win. But we never knew what immed…

Emiko Tsuchida • June 10, 2019

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10 Little-Known Stories About Rohwer Concentration Camp

If there’s one true thing about studying history, it’s that there’s always more t…

Brian Niiya +1 • May 27, 2019

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Kazuki Hirose - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> So you’re in camp and there for a couple of years, and then the loyalty…

Emiko Tsuchida • May 10, 2019

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Kazuki Hirose - Part 1

“There were six to car, that’s including the driver. But you know, the driver himself…

Emiko Tsuchida • May 9, 2019

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Helmet for My Pillow and With the Old Breed

ENGLISH READERS know much about the experiences of Japanese-American families during World War II. …

David Yamaguchi • May 6, 2019

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