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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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No. 43 The Footsteps of a Third Generation Japanese American Fighting Through Art — Reading "Nobuko Miyamoto's Autobiography"

Nobuko Miyamoto, a third-generation Japanese-American, has had what is commonly called a "life…

Ryusuke Kawai • Jan. 26, 2024

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Invisible Vision: Roy Wesley’s Reflections on His Book, His Father, and Family History

In today’s world, it might seem that the study of history, like understanding or listening to…

Taylor Wilson • Sept. 16, 2022

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Book Review: Imprisoned Without Due Process Manzanar, CA

As one of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans who was unjustly incarcerated in American concen…

Carly Lindley • Nov. 15, 2017

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Discovering a Forgotten Photographer Elmer Ogawa

Elmer Ogawa: After hours with Seattle’s forgotten photographer is a unique biography that cap…

The North American Post • March 1, 2016

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J. Marion Wright: Los Angeles' Patient Crusader 1890-1970 - Part 6

Read Part 5 >>As the second and third generation of Japanese in the United States grew to mat…

Janice Marion Wright LaMoree • April 23, 2010

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J. Marion Wright: Los Angeles' Patient Crusader 1890-1970 - Part 5

Read Part 4 >>With the attack on Pearl Harbor, the attention of the entire nation was focused…

Janice Marion Wright LaMoree • April 16, 2010

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J. Marion Wright: Los Angeles' Patient Crusader 1890-1970 - Part 4

Read Part 3 >>After this case Marion’s services were in such demand that the majority o…

Janice Marion Wright LaMoree • April 9, 2010

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J. Marion Wright: Los Angeles' Patient Crusader 1890-1970 - Part 3

Read Part 2 >>In 1913, the year of graduation from law school for Miyasaki and Wright, the Al…

Janice Marion Wright LaMoree • April 2, 2010

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J. Marion Wright: Los Angeles' Patient Crusader 1890-1970 - Part 2

Read Part 1 >>It was in USC Law School that some friendships developed which were to change t…

Janice Marion Wright LaMoree • March 26, 2010

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