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Harvesting History at an Orchard: Every Peach is a Story by Nikiko Masumoto

A perfectly ripe, locally grown peach is sweet, easily bruised and ephemeral. But to Nikiko Masumot…

Esther Newman • April 10, 2025

agriculture authors Berkeley books California Central Valley children's books David Mas Masumoto farmers farming food fruit interviews library materials peaches peach growers publications United States universities University of California, Berkeley

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Part 54 (1) The History of a Japanese Family in Florida

A story of three generations of the Omaye family A few years ago, Mr. Kosei Omaye, who lives in …

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 8, 2024

family histories farmers genealogy generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration pioneers prewar Story of Ichiro Omaye (book)

Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> LK: Can you explain the purpose of the UH ‘Ike Wai project? ES: ‘Ike Wai was a m…

Lois Kajiwara • April 3, 2024

agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawai'i management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington

Sumida Farm: Cultivating A Sense of Community for Nearly a Century—Part 1

It may be surprising to learn that in June 2014, a study published in the Preventing Chronic Dise…

Lois Kajiwara • April 2, 2024

agriculture Aiea business communities economics family-owned businesses farmers farming Hawai'i management Oahu Seattle Sumida Farm United States Washington

Ginyu Igei: the teacher, the lighthouse

Ginyu Igei arrived in Peru with the halo of sensei. A teacher in his native Okinawa, the 26-year-o…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • May 18, 2023

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Moving Farewell to Beloved Heart Mountain Farmer

As far as the eye could see along Road 90 where it meets Lane 9, stretching along the vast dusty fa…

Sharon Yamato • May 5, 2022

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Promised Land: A Family’s Story About Land Lost (But Saved) During Executive Order 9066 - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Saved Land When the Yoshioka family left their farm in San Jose for Utah then Colo…

Kristen Nemoto Jay • March 16, 2022

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Promised Land: A Family’s Story About Land Lost (But Saved) During Executive Order 9066 - Part 1

On Feb. 19, 2022, Thomas Yoshioka will be 101 years young. There’s not much to his secret, he say…

Kristen Nemoto Jay • March 15, 2022

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Leland Inaba - Part 1

“I think the main thing is that they had themselves had nothing to do with the problem between th…

Emiko Tsuchida • Oct. 31, 2021

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The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

#13 My father called me to California

Let's follow the footsteps of Shinichi Kato's father, Matsujiro, after he moved to the U.S. It is n…

Ryusuke Kawai • May 28, 2021

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