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A beautiful name

Hiromi-chan, iiiko, right! – that’s how Mrs. Takeko, also known as Mrs. Carmen, rocked the baby whi…

Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso • Dec. 5, 2024

Brazil childhood Discover Nikkei Japanese Brazilians names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series)

Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column

Minidoka

This month calls back Minidoka survivor Lawrence Matsuda into the Nikkei Uncovered poetry column an…

Lawrence Matsuda +1 • Sept. 19, 2024

childhood concentration camps Discover Nikkei Idaho literature memory Minidoka concentration camp Nikkei Uncovered (series) poetry United States World War II camps

Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage

An Albuquerque Childhood

I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico during the 1960’s. My parents had grown up in Hawaii, confiden…

Edna Horiuchi • Nov. 3, 2023

Albuquerque childhood identity New Mexico United States

Tokita Tales

A Lifetime Christmas Gift

As I mentioned before, my mother was widowed at age 41 with eight children, ages two to 14. We live…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Dec. 23, 2022

childhood Christmas clock radios communication radio sociology telecommunication

My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #7-Year-Old Me: "I Was Very Curious..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 2, 2022

cartoonists cartoons childhood humor

My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #5 Existential Queries: "WTF, Right?..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • May 21, 2022

cartoonists cartoons childhood humor

Nisei: Yancha Kozo For All Seasons - Part 4

Read Part 3 >> WINTER: Winter fun almost equaled summer activities except for the below zero tempe…

Chuck Tasaka • March 27, 2017

British Columbia Canada childhood games Greenwood (B.C.) sports

Nisei: Yancha Kozo For All Seasons - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> AUTUMN: Labour Day celebration marked the end of summer in Greenwood and the begi…

Chuck Tasaka • March 20, 2017

British Columbia Canada childhood festivals games Greenwood (B.C.) Halloween matsuri

Nisei: Yancha Kozo For All Seasons - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> SUMMER: No wonder, many of the children couldn’t wait to get out of school in June.…

Chuck Tasaka • March 13, 2017

British Columbia Canada childhood games Greenwood (B.C.) sports

Nisei: Yancha Kozo For All Seasons - Part 1

Post-war babies born in the internment camps should be considered the ‘Lucky Ones’? These children …

Chuck Tasaka • March 6, 2017

British Columbia Canada childhood games Greenwood (B.C.) sports

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