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The late television writer/producer Norman Lear, who died in 2023 at the age of 101, has been celebrated for revolutionizing the TV sitcom during the …
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I think we apply the word “hero” all too loosely, to many who may not deserve such a label. But have you ever heard of …
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Recently, I did a memorial piece for Nichi Bei on my late friend Franklin Odo, a Hawaii-born Sansei. I referred to the piece as a …
After being born and raised in the Black American community, years ago I had the opportunity to confirm my genetics through testing. I found out …
Though not widely acknowledged, J-Town Toronto did exist. Very little of it can be found today and, back in the day, no one called it …
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Chohichi Tanaka left Itoshima in Fukuoka, Japan in the early 1900s looking for a better life. He decided to venture to America where he thought …
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Gratitude to Chiune Sugihara from Mr. Leo Melamed, honorary chairman of CME Group Leo Melamed, Honorary Chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, who …
I must have passed her house a thousand times. Each time, I wanted to stop, to see if she would hear my story and accept …
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At our vacation residence in the small San Luis Obispo County community of Los Osos, Calif., my wife and I have a delightful neighbor who …
At the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto there is a rare exhibition of tattoo art by the late artist and teacher Aba Bayefsky (1923–2001) …
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