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Totally Pawsome: Aiko Wan’s Dresses Showcase Her Passion for Dogs, Art, and MATH?!!

As one child Aiko Wan, 39, loved math. She remembahs in six grade she won one district math competi…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 1, 2024

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1918-2023: "Good Boys..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 11, 2023

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Pets in Camp: Dogs, Cats, Canaries, and “Even a Badger”

It is one of the most poignant—and often told—stories of the WWII roundup and incarceration of Japa…

Brian Niiya • Sept. 30, 2020

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #300 Million O.R.C.'s: "Canine Clock..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 31, 2018

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Is 2 A Clowder?: "Felis Catus Ignorus..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • July 11, 2015

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“Kuma,” A Short Story, Part 3 of 3

Read Part 2 >> Eddy’s life changed right away. He stopped going to school and his family wasn’t all…

Koji Steven Sakai • March 20, 2015

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“Kuma,” A Short Story, Part 2 of 3

Read Part 1 >> Eddy was a Nisei, which means second generation Japanese. In other words, his parent…

Koji Steven Sakai • March 19, 2015

dogs fiction Koji Steven Sakai pets short stories World War II

“Kuma,” A Short Story, Part 1 of 3

Eddy Murakami’s 10th birthday was on July 4, 1941 and he knew he wanted a dog. He even had a name p…

Koji Steven Sakai • March 18, 2015

dogs fiction Koji Steven Sakai pets short stories World War II

My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #5-10 Years of Service: "Search And Rescue..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 25, 2014

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #About 36,000 Years Ago: "Canine Lupus Familiaris..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • April 27, 2013

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