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Being Blasian
In the midst of the global pandemic, Sascha Koki discovered something unexpected—her curls. Sascha,…
Summer Nakaishi • Feb. 14, 2023
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Canadian Nikkei Series
Toronto Artist Emma Nishimura: Mapping Out Nikkei Identity
The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn’t see many pa…
Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 7, 2015
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Guilty Pleasures
As with most people who subscribe to cable television, I suffer through an endless number of inconv…
Chris Komai • Nov. 13, 2014
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Asian Americans
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)
cable television
Charlie Chan (fictitious character)
communication
discrimination
entertainers
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Get Smart (TV)
impersonation
information theory
interpersonal relations
Japan
Mickey Rooney
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Okinawa Prefecture
racism
sociology
stereotypes
Teahouse of the August Moon (film)
telecommunication
television
The Crimson Kimono (film)
yellowface
acting
actors
artists
Asian Americans
Asians
Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)
cable television
Charlie Chan (fictitious character)
communication
discrimination
entertainers
films
Get Smart (TV)
impersonation
information theory
interpersonal relations
Japan
Mickey Rooney
movies
Okinawa Prefecture
racism
sociology
stereotypes
Teahouse of the August Moon (film)
telecommunication
television
The Crimson Kimono (film)
yellowface
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Define American
I've been meaning to write something to answer Define American's call for stories. In light of foun…
Keiko K. • Oct. 9, 2014
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It's National Coming Out Day! - October 11
Since today (October 11, 2013) is National Coming Out Day, I thought I’d take a page from the MTPC …
Keiko K. • June 27, 2014
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Nikkei View
Why Asian Americans hate hearing “Where are you from?”
This has been a good week for sometimes contentious but bracing conversations on Facebook. The late…
Gil Asakawa • April 11, 2014
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Japanese America at a Crossroads: Toward a Dynamic Model of Community
Japanese Americans were once one of the largest of the Asian ethnic groups in the United States but…
Steven K. Yoda • Dec. 5, 2013
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Nikkei View
Why are there no Asian Santa Clauses?
I just had an interesting phone conversation with Leo Duran, a producer at KPCC public radio in Los…
Gil Asakawa • Dec. 25, 2012
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