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Mako

This is Arthur Makoto Kikuchi, my grandpa. I’ll never know, but my assumption is that his parents, …

Mako Kikuchi • Dec. 4, 2024

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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?

Kisaku Sakagami

When we see the letters that make up a person’s name, we also imagine the story behind them. Who na…

Ronel Hoffstot • Dec. 3, 2024

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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

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Bon Odori in the American Concentration Camps — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Manzanar The Obon festival at the Manzanar concentration camp in 1943 opened with …

Wynn Kiyama • June 27, 2024

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Tokita Tales

Maryknoll

Beacon Hill, or Queen Anne hill. Except a knoll is a small hill, probably one that is a lot smaller…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Jan. 19, 2024

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Love in the Library—A story for children, a lesson for grown-ups

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is an award winning author of children’s and young adult (YA) books. Her title…

Esther Newman • June 23, 2023

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A Letter to My Community Urging Protection of Minidoka

Dear Japanese American Community, If I don’t already know you, I hope to meet you someday — in the…

Erin Shigaki • March 19, 2023

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Yasuko Aratani—She Never Stopped Dreaming

As a business owner and volunteer in my community for many years, I have met a lot of interesting…

Kay Hirai • Feb. 26, 2023

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Emily Teraoka: Inspiring Conversations through public service at Minidoka National Historic Site

Emily Teraoka grew up around both the Japanese and Mexican cultures that are part of her heritage, …

Kimiko Medlock • May 26, 2022

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A Later Start Is Proving To Be Fruitful For Award-Winning Nikkei Author Alma Katsu

Although Nikkei writer Alma Katsu got a relatively late start on her writing career, it doesn’t a…

Michael Goro Takeuchi • April 22, 2022

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