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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto

Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds

My grandfather, Wakaji Matsumoto, traveled across the Pacific Ocean to help his father in a foreign land, but he returned to his native Japan as …

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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto

Part 1—Wakaji’s Beginnings

Wakaji Matsumoto was like many of the young men, mostly teenagers, who came by transport ships from Japan to Hawai‘i, and then on to the …

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Mitch Homma: Preserving and Sharing Family History

Mitch Homma, a 3rd generation Japanese American, grew up and still lives in Southern California. He has long been interested in Japanese and Japanese American …

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 6—The Great Seattle Shipping Route

In the last chapter, I introduced some articles on people’s expectations for Japanese Consulate. This time, I will talk about some articles on the opening …

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Acrobats who Performed in South America in the Early Meiji Period: Who Was the First Japanese to Reside in Brazil?—Part 1

The first Japanese to step foot in Brazil were the four castaways on Wakamiya-maru who arrived at Santa Catalina Island in 1803 by Russian warship. …

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Radiation and Rejection: Stigmatized in Japan and America

RADIATION AND THE ORIGIN OF HIBAKUSHA Radiation from the atomic bombs, black radioactive coloring from the black rain, and contamination from the dead bodies impacted …

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A Nikkei in Japan

I am an American ex-pat who has been living in Japan for the past 12 years. First, if you didn’t already know, an ex-pat is …

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Kin was Much More than Kind: The Japanese Student Who Transformed Maryville

Kin Takahashi, a Japanese student at Maryville College in Eastern Tennessee at the turn of the 20th century, attracted nationwide attention for his achievements on campus. …

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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Part 5: Seeing Irwin

Read Part 4 >> Here are places where you can see exhibits, artifacts, documents, etc., related to Robert Walker Irwin. * * * * * …

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Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Part 4: World War II in Japan and Grandchildren

Read Part 3 >> Despite racial prejudice and government pressure to move to the US, Irwin's children and grandchildren remained in Japan during the war …