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My mom tells me that when my oldest Nisei auntie died in 2016, there were so many boxes in the shed next to her house. …
Like many Sansei, I heard the admonishment “mottainai” countless times in my childhood. The Japanese word, which basically means, “too good to waste,” was the …
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While many post-World War II Japanese families were all about discarding old tansu and kimono, my mother closely held to the value of mottainai, that …
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“Eat it all, mottainai to throw it away.” Although two years have passed, I still miss my mother. “If you run out of ajinomoto, use …
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal describes a “few Japanese concepts that seem hardwired into …
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I read on the Discover Nikkei website about a Japanese American granddaughter having to clear out her Nisei grandmother’s house when she passed away. To …
Greenwood was the first “internment centre” and Tashme was the last. In-between, there were Lemon Creek, Popoff, Bay Farm, New Denver, Rosebery, Sandon, and Kaslo. …
Most Yonsei (4th generation Nikkei) and Gosei (5th) are most likely living very comfortable lives with their parents. There may be a Lexus, Acura, and …
For Japanese Americans of my generation (second generation Nisei over 60), the source of our moral and cultural values is both clear and easily defined. …
After our mother passed in 2013, my siblings and I were faced with the daunting task of cleaning out her house. That included her garage …
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