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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Joe, the Japanese Puritan
Growing up, I heard countless times about the legendary Niijima Jo, a Japanese man who stowed away …

Ariel Okamoto • Nov. 24, 2024

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Boston Christianity Discover Nikkei Doshisha University family histories genealogy identity immigration Japanese Americans Kyoto (city) Massachusetts missionaries names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) United States universities
Boston Christianity Discover Nikkei Doshisha University family histories genealogy identity immigration Japanese Americans Kyoto (city) Massachusetts missionaries names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) United States universities
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
A Name Reborn
Dad was given the name Yoneto. He never had a middle name. In Japanese tradition there is only a fi…

Mary Sunada • Oct. 13, 2024

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armed forces Discover Nikkei genealogy Military Intelligence Service names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) Nikkei Names (series) retired military personnel veterans World War II
armed forces Discover Nikkei genealogy Military Intelligence Service names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) Nikkei Names (series) retired military personnel veterans World War II
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 7 (1): Shiro Tashiro—Groundbreaking Biologist
In previous Discover Nikkei columns, I have told the story of Aijiro and Nao Tashiro and their five…

Greg Robinson • July 11, 2024

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biochemistry biochemists Chicago Cincinnati Illinois Ohio Shiro Tashiro United States University of Chicago
biochemistry biochemists Chicago Cincinnati Illinois Ohio Shiro Tashiro United States University of Chicago
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Ai Fujimoto moved to the United States in 2011 with the goal of "bringing miso to the everyday American dining table."
Passion for fermentation I met Ai Fujimoto, who runs a handmade miso business in downtown Los An…

Keiko Fukuda • April 29, 2024

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Ai Fujimoto business California downtown LA economics food generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese food Los Angeles management migration miso OMISO LLC postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
Ai Fujimoto business California downtown LA economics food generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese food Los Angeles management migration miso OMISO LLC postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
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Utah Judicial Giant Raymond Uno Has Died at 93
Incarcerated as a boy in Heart Mountain, he also served as JACL national president. Raymond Sonj…

Pacific Citizen • April 9, 2024

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armed forces GI Bill Japanese American Citizens League judges Korean war Military Intelligence Service obituaries Raymond Uno retired military personnel Salt Lake City United States U.S. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 Utah veterans World War II
armed forces GI Bill Japanese American Citizens League judges Korean war Military Intelligence Service obituaries Raymond Uno retired military personnel Salt Lake City United States U.S. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 Utah veterans World War II
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My Cousin Judy: An Inspiration
My dear cousin Judy Mackey (Baker) passed away on February 11, 2024, at the age of 99. During her…

Greg Robinson • March 31, 2024

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Arizona economies economists families Judy Mackey United States World War II
Arizona economies economists families Judy Mackey United States World War II
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An Unsung Humanitarian - Battle of Okinawa
Morimasa Kaneshiro was born and raised in Hilo where his family ran a barbershop. After graduating …

Dan Nakasone • March 15, 2024

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Battle of Okinawa Hawai'i Military Intelligence Service Okinawans Uchinanchu United States World War II Yoshino Nakasone
Battle of Okinawa Hawai'i Military Intelligence Service Okinawans Uchinanchu United States World War II Yoshino Nakasone
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Broken Promises: A Japanese-Canadian History Exhibit in Shiga, Japan—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> From November 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024, the Shiga Peace Museum in Higashiomi, S…

Masumi Izumi • March 13, 2024

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada Japan Japanese Canadians migration Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Shiga Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture
British Columbia Burnaby Canada Japan Japanese Canadians migration Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Shiga Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture
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Broken Promises: A Japanese-Canadian History Exhibit in Shiga, Japan — Part 1
From November 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024, the Shiga Peace Museum in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefec…

Masumi Izumi • March 12, 2024

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Japanese in Chicago before the war
Umeko and Fudeko's Chicago
It is no exaggeration to say that every Japanese person knows about Umeko Tsuda, the Japanese women…

Takako Day • Feb. 7, 2024

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education Fudeko Watanabe Ishii Iwakura Mission teachers teaching Umeko Tsuda
education Fudeko Watanabe Ishii Iwakura Mission teachers teaching Umeko Tsuda
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