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Shannon Mortimer has been instrumental in helping to grow women’s softball into the major s…

John Sammon • April 14, 2023

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An Idyllic Detour from Hiroshima

On August 5, 1945, a cataclysmic event forever turned Hiroshima into the site of an international n…

Sharon Yamato • April 13, 2016

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Stranger in a Strange Land: A Sansei’s First Trip to Japan

I’d never felt a passionate connection to the country of my ancestors. I blamed it on the war…

Sharon Yamato • June 17, 2014

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One Beautiful, Unbearable Year in Japan

When I tell people about my year in Japan, I tell the best parts. The unexpected shrines in the mid…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • March 18, 2014

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My Trip to the Orient - Part 9

Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa E…

Alyssa Erin Woo • Sept. 24, 2010

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My Trip to the Orient - Part 8

Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa E…

Alyssa Erin Woo • Sept. 17, 2010

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My Trip to the Orient - Part 7

Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa E…

Alyssa Erin Woo • Sept. 10, 2010

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My Trip to the Orient - Part 6

Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa E…

Alyssa Erin Woo • Sept. 3, 2010

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My Trip to the Orient - Part 5

Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa E…

Alyssa Erin Woo • Aug. 27, 2010

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My Trip to the Orient - Part 4

Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa E…

Alyssa Erin Woo • Aug. 20, 2010

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An Idyllic Detour from Hiroshima

Stranger in a Strange Land: A Sansei’s First Trip to Japan

One Beautiful, Unbearable Year in Japan

My Trip to the Orient - Part 9

My Trip to the Orient - Part 8

My Trip to the Orient - Part 7

My Trip to the Orient - Part 6

My Trip to the Orient - Part 5

My Trip to the Orient - Part 4