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Bridging the Past and Present: Preserving History Through the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection
My grandmother grew up in Hiroshima. She was 11 years old on August 6, 1945. Many lives were lost a…
Nara Duffie • Aug. 24, 2023
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Chikashi Tanaka
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On Nikkei
Part 26: Interview with Tsuneo Enari, author of "The Bride of America"
As the hidden history of postwar Japan Photographer Tsuneo Enari, who has captured things that pos…
Ryusuke Kawai • April 14, 2023
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Kaoru Higuchi, a former immigrant to Brazil and resident in Los Angeles, is a photographer at Jornal do Brasil.
On November 3rd during the 7th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival, the "Nahato Comes to Machigwa: …
Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 25, 2023
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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto
Part 3—Wakaji's Legacy
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Reportage or Art?
Wakaji produced countless individual portraits, docu…
Dennis Reed • Oct. 3, 2022
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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto
Part 2—Wakaji’s Photography
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While Tei managed the farm, Wakaji pursued his gifts. He first studied phot…
Dennis Reed • Sept. 26, 2022
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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 forei…
Karen Matsumoto • Sept. 20, 2022
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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 fr…
Dennis Reed • Sept. 19, 2022
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Isago Isao Tanaka: Chronicler of the Japanese-American experience
In 1964, College of San Mateo’s (CMS) librarian hired Isago Tanaka as a jack-of-all trades …
Barbara Wilcox • Aug. 29, 2022
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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Documentary Photographer and Journalist Kayla Isomura Explores Nikkei Culture and Identity
Kayla Isomura may be best known for their work on The Suitcase Project (2018), a multimedia ex…
Karen Kawaguchi • June 27, 2022
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
The Yume. Digital Dreams Art Project: Shifting Paradigms
The Yume. Digital Dreams art project
The Yume. Digital Dreams art project launched by Julie Tamiko…
Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 5, 2022
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