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Young Dr. Kitano was feeling very happy. He had recently graduated from medical school - and his new patient Masako was the young daughter of …
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Read Part 1 >> Visit to America Kaku Sudo, Hana Abe, and Dr. Kelsey set out for America from Yokohama in 1891. First, they went …
In October 2011, I received an email from Mr. Rysuke Kawai, who is a famous non-fiction writer and has published many excellent books, including Yamato …
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Read Part 1 >> Hisa Nagano and Natsu Sakaki In June 1886, Mary Clement Leavitt, the first representative of the worldwide missionaries of the WCTU, …
According to The Encyclopedia of Chicago, Chicago “has been and remains a world-class religious center with global influence.”1 Beginning in the mid-19th century, Japan was …
In past columns for Discover Nikkei, I’ve written about the challenges of finding Japanese American history in Tacoma. I know that, as with so many …
If you’re into strong women who like to color outside the lines and aren’t afraid to take what’s theirs, then you came to the right …
When Dr. Harry Nikaido passed away on November 11, 1975, the town of Bow Island, Alberta lost not only its doctor, but a cherished member …
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Read Part 2 >> In the late 1970s, the American hibakusha continued their fight for retribution in front of the federal government to no avail. …
Read Part 1 >> For many years the hibakusha’s psychological and emotional wounds festered in their minds as they lived lives of emotional isolation, but …
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