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John Esaki—Treasured Filmmaker and Storyteller in Little Tokyo
John Esaki is a treasured filmmaker and storyteller in the Los Angeles Japanese American and Asian …
Helen Yoshida • Sept. 9, 2024
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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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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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Isabel Kamiya, the first technician in electronics, radio and television
When I started this chat interview with Isabel Kamiya, she told me the story of her family. I colle…
Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Aug. 28, 2020
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Canadian Nikkei Artist
Hayashi Studio of Cumberland, BC: A Documentary by Hayley Gray
“Close to 800 dry glass negatives abandoned by the Matsubuchi studio reappeared in the mid-…
Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 27, 2020
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Faces of Civil Rights, Then and Now: Paul Kitagaki Jr.'s Gambatte! Project
“The faces from the photographs staring up at me as I searched for my family in the National …
Darryl Mori • Jan. 24, 2019
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The Artist’s Memory: Soichi Sunami and Japanese American Photography
I have the museum mostly to myself today.
At the Cascadia Art Museum’s exhibit Invocati…
Tamiko Nimura • Dec. 11, 2018
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The Man Behind the Camera: The story of Yoichi Okamoto, LBJ's Shadow
Since the early days of the camera, photography has enjoyed a particular vogue in Japan. Long befor…
Greg Robinson • Oct. 11, 2018
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