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My 100th Article—A Five-Year Reflection
Since 2019, I have had the pleasure of writing for Discover Nikkei, and my time with them over thes…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 5, 2024

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authors Discover Nikkei Greg Robinson Japanese American studies scholars writers
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Excerpt from My Name is Not Viola
This story follows main character Hanae Tamura, circa late 1930s. After Washington Junior High, I …

Lawrence Matsuda • Oct. 6, 2024

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Discover Nikkei group identity My Name is Not Viola (book) names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series)
Discover Nikkei group identity My Name is Not Viola (book) names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series)
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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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We Are Not Strangers—A Story of a Sephardic Jew and His Japanese American Neighbor
Japanese Americans have heard about how non-Japanese helped some JA families during World War II. O…

Pamela A. Okano • April 19, 2024

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communities fiction graphic novels Jews Josh Tuininga Seattle United States Washington We are Not Strangers (book) World War II
communities fiction graphic novels Jews Josh Tuininga Seattle United States Washington We are Not Strangers (book) World War II
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How Do We Remember Japanese American History? A Descendant's Perspective
The following is adapted from a talk I gave at Plymouth Church in Seattle in February 2024. Good a…

Tamiko Nimura • April 4, 2024

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artists California concentration camps Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers United States World War II camps
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Kimiko Fujita, a community leader who connects Japanese-Americans with the new Issei
"Maybe it's a good fit overseas." Kimiko Fujita has two faces. She is the business owner who has…

Keiko Fukuda • March 25, 2024

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California Kimiko Fujita music Orange County Southern California The Orange County Japanese American Association United States Yamaha Corporation
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Gratitude for Art Hansen—“A Gifted Mentor and Inspiration”
Among specialists in Japanese American history, few have made such an enduring contribution as Arth…

Greg Robinson +1 • March 18, 2024

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Arthur A. Hansen historians life interviews oral histories scholars
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Naomi Hirahara’s Meticulously-Researched Mystery about Postwar Midcentury Japanese America
There’s a haunting in Naomi Hirahara’s latest novel, Evergreen—a much-anticipated sequel to her nov…

Tamiko Nimura • March 14, 2024

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Evergreen (book) mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara postwar resettlements World War II
Evergreen (book) mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara postwar resettlements World War II
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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo feted Sugi…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 8, 2024

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1
One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

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