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What Happens When Everyone who Experienced an Event is Gone?

How do we mark an event in time? The Etruscans used the concept of saeculum, the period of time from the moment something happens until …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #666: "From the Book of Stupidity..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “People Who Might Be the Anti-Christ (the Internet told me …

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Nipo-Brazilian radio waves

In Brazil, currently, there are two radio broadcasters dedicated to Eastern culture, especially Japanese. Rádio Nikkey is the oldest of them, operating for more than …

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Nikkei Chronicles #2—Nikkei+: Stories of Mixed Language, Traditions, Generations & Race

アメリカ人のお宅 (American Otaku)

When I was a boy, I felt disconnected from the kids in Northern Michigan. I played with Star Wars action figures and Japanese robots, creating …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Over 2 Billion Users: “ ‘Net Factoids...”

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "The Evolution of Information on the Internet"... Check back every …

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Operation Tomodachi

My name is Jay Horinouchi, and I’m a Japanese American artist currently living in Tokyo, Japan. I was born in Berkeley, raised in Silicon Valley, …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Dunkirk 5-8929: "Trackin' Tech Talk..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Daily Cell Phone Usage” Check back every weekend for subsequent …

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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

Reflections on Alexandra Wallace and the "Remember Pearl Harbor" Gang

In one weekend, a video posted by UCLA student Alexandra Wallace exploded all over YouTube, spurring responses in only a matter of hours, ranging from …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #xxx-xx-5491: "Groups of Individuals, PT. 1..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, tribes, packs and herds... Check back every weekend for subsequent …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #2.0: "Virtual Reality Check..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “Friendship in the Digital Age...” Check back every weekend for …