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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage
Japanese music and me
When I was eight years old, I attended Japanese language school for a while and the only memory I h…
Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Oct. 11, 2018
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The Nisei Hepcats
“The day the music died,” from the song “American Pie” by Don McLean, referred to February 3, 1959,…
Chuck Tasaka • April 8, 2016
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Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?
The Child of a Thousand Generations
The story of my middle name brought pride and also pressure to me at a young age. My middle name is…
Chanda Ishisaka • Nov. 24, 2014
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TV With Grandpa
My maternal grandfather was born in Japan, in Nagasaki prefecture. In Brazil, he lived in the count…
Henrique Minatogawa • Oct. 17, 2014
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Enka Singer Jero Delights Diverse Japan Society Audience
A diverse crowed filled Japan Society’s auditorium Saturday night. They were young, middle-aged, an…
Susan Miyagi McCormac • June 19, 2012
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Nikkei View
Karaoke on Steriods
This article was written in 2003. I haven’t judged the Kohaku Utagassen contest since then, but I’v…
Gil Asakawa • Dec. 28, 2011
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“Hole Hole Bushi Girl”: Interview with Allison Arakawa
INTRODUCTIONOn February 27, 2010, the Japanese American National Museum opened its exhibition Textu…
Sojin Kim • June 29, 2010
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“I am an American first and foremost and I am black” -- American Enka singer Jero
Today, in the uniquely traditional world of Japanese enka, there is no bigger new name than Jero.
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Norm Masaji Ibuki • Feb. 1, 2010
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Jero and Me
Even though American Enka-singing sensation JERO is being proclaimed at the “first black Enka singe…
Norm Masaji Ibuki • July 22, 2009
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