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Terry Takeuchi of Terry’s Kitchen: For the Love of Food and Community - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> How has your restaurant become more than just a place to eat? How has the location in Bellevue been a plus? …

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Terry Takeuchi of Terry’s Kitchen: For the Love of Food and Community - Part 1

Terry Takeuchi is the owner and self-described “homeboy cook” at one of the most beloved Bellevue restaurants, Terry’s Kitchen. While he is the nightly chef …

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Karen Maeda Allman: Connecting Community Through Books - Part 2

Read part 1 >> Let’s talk about your literary life. Did you always have a keen appreciation for books growing up? I actually started out …

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Karen Maeda Allman: Connecting Community Through Books - Part 1

Karen Maeda Allman is the most prominent Japanese American promoter of books in the Greater Seattle area. During the 22 years she has worked with …

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 3—Seattle Development and Flourishing Japantown

In chapter 2, I introduced Manjiro Morita and Masajiro Furuya, who moved to Seattle around 1890 and were referred to as the “founding” Japanese. This …

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A Former Paperboy’s Memories of The North American Post

Delivering the North American Post (NAP, or “Hokubei Hochi”) newspaper around the Chinatown area was an unexpected boon for me and my family during the …

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Toge Fujihira: Master Photographer and World Traveler - Part 1

Toge Fujihira (whose family name was sometimes reported as Fujihara) left the West Coast in the years before World War II and settled in New …

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 2—Seattle Japanese Pioneers

The first chapter featured articles related to the early days of Seattle from around 1850. Here, the focus is Japanese immigrants who first went to Seattle …

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 1—19th Century Seattle and Nikkei Immigrants

The North American Times is a Japanese newspaper that was published in Seattle from 1902 until shortly after the United States’ entry into World War …

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Bill Tashima: Gaining His Identity and Acceptance - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> Bill, the earlier period was obviously a hard time for you. Today you are married to your husband, Chris, and have …