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Yujin’s was the first familiar face I saw after arriving in Tokyo. Our reunion was on a street lined with stores selling Buddhist merchandise. I …
As I strode down the station corridor past the ticket gates, I became nostalgic for my childhood in Southern California. It was dinner time, and …
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Read Part 2 >> As a historian, Izumi says that the ongoing use of euphemistic language to describe the WWII experience can be problematic. “I …
Read Part 1 >> Izumi first learned about the Japanese American incarceration experience in 1984: “I saw the NHK TV drama titled Sanga Moyu, a …
I had the honour of interviewing History Professor Masumi Izumi earlier this year. Dr. Izumi is Japanese. Her scientist doctor father’s work took the family …
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Read Part 1 >> As mentioned, the Japanese government’s postwar project to resettle Japanese citizens in the Dominican Republic, which was troubled from the outset, collapsed …
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In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, unagi2 in the summer, or buying a kumade3 …
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Read Part 1 >> Although Albert Matsumoto, 97, never served in combat, he still maintained close ties to his fellow 100th Infantry Battalion soldiers, according …
The 80th Anniversary Committee of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization compiled a list of known survivors here and on the mainland who served in …
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The clothing world is full of western brands making Japanese-inspired clothes and Japanese brands making American clothes, but very few brands seamlessly sew East and …
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Episode 13 June 20 at 5 p.m. (PDT) | 8 p.m. (EDT) Featured Nima: Alden M. Hayashi Guest Host: Mia Barnett
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