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José Ernesto Matsumoto: 101 years of history between Mexico and Japan — Part 1
José Ernesto Matsumoto was born, among flowers and brocades, in a huge and elegant mansion…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Sept. 17, 2024

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Imperial Japanese Navy Japan José Ernesto Matsumoto landscape architecture landscape gardening Mexico prewar Sanshiro Matsumoto Tatsugoro Matsumoto World War II
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Exchanging Enlightenment Through a Modern Medium
With the exponential growth in popularity of podcasts, there is no doubt that anyone can find a pod…

Chiana Fujiwara • Sept. 16, 2024

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Japanese American National Museum (organization) Koji Steven Sakai Michelle MaliZaki podcasts
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Names: A Thread of Family and Time
Our names are our unique signature on the world. From the time we are born, and long after we are g…

Melissa Fujiyo Okabe • Sept. 15, 2024

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Discover Nikkei families grandmothers grandparents identity names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) parents
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #5 Senses and 4 States: "Life is Tough..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 14, 2024

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No. 52 (part 1) Connecting Japan and the World through English Rakugo - Following Kanariya Eiraku at the St. Louis Japan Festival
Rakugo, or rakugo storytelling in English, is loved by people from all over the world. Rakugo is …

Ryusuke Kawai • Sept. 13, 2024

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English entertainment festivals humor Japan Missouri rakugo St. Louis storytelling United States
English entertainment festivals humor Japan Missouri rakugo St. Louis storytelling United States
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Inside the Magic of Hisako’s House with Robyn Mineko Williams
As a writer for Discover Nikkei, I have had the privilege of interviewing and connecting with …

Emily Hood • Sept. 12, 2024

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arts dance family histories genealogy Illinois performing arts United States
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Pam, Pa-mu, Pamu-chan??
When I was living in Japan, people couldn’t pronounce my name, “Pamela.” In Japan…

Pam Momoko Yan • Sept. 11, 2024

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Discover Nikkei names nicknames Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series)
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BTSD Holds Services for Imperial Valley Ancestors: A Longstanding Memorial Day Weekend Tradition
Editor’s note: Edna Horiuchi, a Sangha member of Senshin Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, grew…

Edna Horiuchi • Sept. 10, 2024

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Brawley Buddhism Buddhist Temple of San Diego Calexico California El Centro historic sites history Imperial Valley memorials religions Southern California United States
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John Esaki—Treasured Filmmaker and Storyteller in Little Tokyo
John Esaki is a treasured filmmaker and storyteller in the Los Angeles Japanese American and Asian …

Helen Yoshida • Sept. 9, 2024

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Arizona collections (objects) concentration camps family histories genealogy Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp JANM collection Japanese American National Museum John Esaki museum objects United States World War II camps
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Anthology Pinpoints Japanese American Experience in the 1930s
In London, rail passengers are warned by the phrase “mind the gap” to take proper cau…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Sept. 8, 2024

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1930s Eiichiro Azuma generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration prewar World War II
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