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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
The silence of our conversations
Whenever I remember moments between my grandfather and me, I smell pastries and soda. We went to th…

Thais Okubaro • Nov. 16, 2023

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Brazil families generations grandfathers grandparents immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration parents
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Tokita Tales
Japanese Family Protocols
Have you ever had a discussion about your family protocols with your father, mother, or both? In th…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Aug. 29, 2023

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aesthetics families fathers metaphysics psychology theory of knowledge values
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A Love Letter to My Father
Some years ago I wrote a column, “Nunc Pro Tunc,” which recounted my development as a historian a…

Greg Robinson • June 18, 2023

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contemplation families fathers history Japanese Americans
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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 our f…

Taylor Wilson • Sept. 16, 2022

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biographies contact lenses families fathers Newton K. Wesley Oregon pioneers Roy Wesley science United States
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Kyoko Norma Nozaki Sensei: “A Minority of Minorities” - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> I am curious about what prompted you as a third year high school student to return …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 13, 2022

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academics (persons) families fathers generations Japanese Americans Sansei World War II
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Kyoko Norma Nozaki Sensei: “A Minority of Minorities” - Part 1
“Mr. Commissioner….So when you tell me I must limitTestimonyWhen you tell me when my time is up,I…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • May 12, 2022

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academics (persons) families fathers generations Japanese Americans Sansei World War II
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A Silver Star Story
Less than a year after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the 100th Infantry Battalion …

Thomas M. Nishi • Nov. 11, 2021

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442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces families fathers medals military decorations retired military personnel Silver Star (medal) United States Army veterans World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Fishing with Dad
My first recollection of catching a fish was when my dad took me to the San Joaquin River, just bel…

John Sunada • Sept. 16, 2021

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aquatic sports Discover Nikkei families fathers fishing generations Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Generations (series)
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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Ojiichans
There was a time when we drank soft drinks out of glass bottles. Before the reckless use of disposa…

Ana Shitara • Sept. 14, 2021

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aesthetics Brazil families grandfathers grandparents metaphysics parents psychology theory of knowledge values
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Father Hugh Lavery and the Ten Thousand Mile Parish
In a previous article I co-wrote with historian Greg Robinson, I highlighted the life work of Maryk…

Jonathan van Harmelen • June 15, 2021

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California Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Catholicism Little Tokyo Los Angeles Maryknoll resettlements United States World War II World War II camps
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