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WTF — Not the What, Why, or When, It’s the How
With the publication of the memoir ac•tiv•ist, Warren T. Furutani has proven that he ca…

Martha Nakagawa • Sept. 4, 2023

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activism ac•tiv•ist (book) book reviews reviews social action Warren T. Furutani
activism ac•tiv•ist (book) book reviews reviews social action Warren T. Furutani
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Navigating With(out) Instruments: traci kato-kiriyama’s art for love, hope, and healing
It was only a year ago that artist traci kato-kiriyama (they + she) launched their second book, Nav…

Edna Horiuchi • April 10, 2023

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activism Navigating With(out) Instruments (book) performances social action Tales of Clamor (play) Traci Akemi Kato-Kiriyama Tuesday Night Cafe (event) Vigilant Love (organization)
activism Navigating With(out) Instruments (book) performances social action Tales of Clamor (play) Traci Akemi Kato-Kiriyama Tuesday Night Cafe (event) Vigilant Love (organization)
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The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato
Part 22: Working on the peace movement in Hiroshima…
At the request of the governor, he also became the prefectural public relations committee chairman.…

Ryusuke Kawai • Oct. 8, 2021

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activism Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan peace movements social action social movements United Nations
activism Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan peace movements social action social movements United Nations
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On Nikkei and Cross-Racial Solidarity: Three Seattle-Area Artist/Activist Perspectives
In a heightened wave of anti-Asian racism, including attacks on Asian elders and the murders of 8 A…

Tamiko Nimura • April 22, 2021

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activism artists communities cooperation Erin Shigaki Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor Linda Ando racism Seattle social action solidarity United States Washington
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A Cup of Water: JA Generations and Practicing Sansei Hope From The Middle
My car radio, usually turned to a news station, has been tuned to a classical music station for mon…

Tamiko Nimura • Sept. 4, 2018

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activism communities generations identity Never Again! (slogan) Sansei social action
activism communities generations identity Never Again! (slogan) Sansei social action
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Nikkei View
George Takei is the Energizer Bunny of the JA community
Like many people, and especially many Japanese Americans, I’m a big fan of George Takei. I&rs…

Gil Asakawa • Aug. 7, 2017

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acting activism actors Allegiance (play) artists Asian Americans entertainers George Takei Gil Asakawa human rights Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) LGBTQ+ New Frontiers (exhibition) people social action Star Trek
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How to Remember the Wartime Japanese American Incarceration
Seventy-five years ago—on February 19, 1942—President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Exec…

Yuichiro Onishi • Feb. 24, 2017

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activism Day of Remembrance Donald J. Trump education immigration Islam Japanese Americans Muslims racism social action Stephen Bannon United States World War II
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We Remember
We remember. We are Yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese Americans, hapa, hyphenated-Americans. While…

Laura Misumi +1 • Dec. 22, 2016

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activism concentration camps discrimination generations interpersonal relations racism social action World War II World War II camps Yonsei
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Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on the small island nati…

Karen Ishizuka • Aug. 12, 2016

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activism Asian Americans for Action (organization) Barack Obama Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Kyushu Michio Kaku Mike Murase Nagasaki (city) Nagasaki Prefecture peace presidents social action United States World War II
activism Asian Americans for Action (organization) Barack Obama Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Kyushu Michio Kaku Mike Murase Nagasaki (city) Nagasaki Prefecture peace presidents social action United States World War II
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Hiroshima and Obama: His Soaring Rhetoric and the Difficulties of Winning Peace
A few weeks ago, I awoke in the middle of the night and heard President Obama’s familiar voic…

Mike Murase • Aug. 5, 2016

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activism Asian Americans for Peace (organization) atomic bomb survivors Barack Obama hibakusha Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture Japan Mike Murase peace presidents social action United States
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