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Manzo Nagano (Part 2) — Did He Come in 1877?

Read Part 1 >> In Nagano’s hometown, Kuchinotsu (near Nagasaki), the local museum has a prominent …

Ann-Lee Switzer +1 • April 15, 2024

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Who Was The First Japanese Immigrant to Canada?

Manzo Nagano (Part 1) — Did He Come in 1877?

Reconciling Conflicting Claims Japanese began settling in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th c…

Gordon Switzer +1 • April 14, 2024

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No. 23 Manzo Nagano, a pioneer of Canadian immigration — Discover his footsteps in Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki Prefecture

Since the summer before last, I have been traveling by car intermittently along the coastline of Ja…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 10, 2023

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‘Brilliant’ Work Relies on Oral Histories of Japanese American Hibakusha

In 1974, Betty Mitson and I co-edited a modest and virtually self-published and crudely fabricated …

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Aug. 17, 2022

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Telling My Grandfather’s Story from Hiroshima Through Film

An American Hibakusha (TIME, 2020) For the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima an…

Jared Namba • Aug. 23, 2020

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Voices of Japanese-American A-bomb Survivors and Their Emotional Scars [Part 2]: Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons and Passing on the Thoughts of Peace to the Next Generation

Read Part 1 >> Memorial service for the victims of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki "It w…

Junko Yoshida • Nov. 14, 2019

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Voices of Japanese-American A-bomb Survivors and Their Emotional Scars [Part 1]: Passing on their experiences and praying for peace

Memorial service for the victims of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki On the 4th, a memori…

Junko Yoshida • Nov. 13, 2019

Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

An exemplary hibakusha and nikkei at 80 years of age

Yasuaki Yamashita would probably not be among us now if his mother had not hugged him and protected…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Aug. 19, 2019

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Excerpt from Hiroshima Nagasaki Beyond The Ocean - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> 4. Survivor's Destinations—South America Paraguay A country of striking red soil,…

Shinpei Takeda +1 • Aug. 9, 2018

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Excerpt from Hiroshima Nagasaki Beyond The Ocean - Part 1

1. Atomic Bomb Survivors in the Americas What comes to mind when you see or hear the phrase “survi…

Shinpei Takeda +1 • Aug. 8, 2018

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