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Part I—The Early Years

Prominent among the few Issei to be accepted in mainstream American culture in the years before Wor…

Greg Robinson • May 12, 2024

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Candies Falling from the Sky

I was drafted into the U. S. Army in June 1945 from Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. After basic training i…

Kenichi “Ken” Sato • Jan. 15, 2023

Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) families Fukushima Prefecture Hawai'i Japan Maui postwar Tohoku United States World War II

Maui Taiko

Kay Fukumoto of Maui Taiko is the embodiment of a treasured legacy that continues to resonate today…

George Furukawa • Aug. 8, 2022

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Interview: Singer-songwriter KISHI BASHI

Always wanting to be unique, in pursuit of original sound Kishi Bashi has gained popularity across …

Hitomi Kato • Sept. 4, 2019

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

The Tea of Soul from Aizuwakamatsu Revived After 150 Years

History of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm About 150 years ago in 1869, the first group of approximate…

Nao Magami • Sept. 7, 2018

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Yokichi Nouchi: The Japanese Immigrant Who Made History at Machu Picchu

Everyone knows about Machu Picchu. But what few people know, even in Peru’s Nikkei community, is th…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Aug. 30, 2017

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The Story Dealer

Rubén Sugano loves talking to older people. Issei or nisei. Listen to their stories. Nurture yourse…

Enrique Higa Sakuda • Sept. 20, 2016

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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values

My grandfather's memories

For a little girl it can be very complicated to live with a name as particular as the one I have. I…

Yuriko Yampufé Yabe • Oct. 6, 2015

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Nikkei Detective

Chapter Eleven—True Confessions

Read Chapter Ten >> We’re in my LAPD pal’s black-and-white. Officer Doug Brenner makes me sit in th…

Naomi Hirahara • June 4, 2015

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Mysterious Wakamatsu Colony in California: Visiting the grave of Okei, the tragic woman who died in a foreign land - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> It was a well-known grave for Japanese people. Let's go back to the area in front of…

Ryusuke Kawai • Aug. 16, 2013

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