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Beginnings: One Nisei’s Journey (1921–1944)

“A leading scholar in the ethnography of contemporary Japanese and Japanese American culture and …

Catherine Jo Ishino • April 2, 2025

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Katase Tanaka Family: Returning to Sonora After the Concentration of the Great War

At the start of 1942, Japanese immigrant communities living in diverse areas of North America start…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Feb. 1, 2023

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 11 (Part 2) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise

Read Chapter 11 (Part 1) >> HIGH BIRTH RATE OF JAPANESE In the column “The Rise and Fall of Main …

Ikuo Shinmasu • Jan. 6, 2023

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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times

Chapter 11 (Part 1) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise

The last chapter reviewed the history of The North American Times. In this chapter, I will introduc…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Jan. 5, 2023

Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto

Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds

My grandfather, Wakaji Matsumoto, traveled across the Pacific Ocean to help his father in a forei…

Karen Matsumoto • Sept. 20, 2022

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The Spirit of Shinobu - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Sally’s earliest memories are of playing with Bernice and Beatrice Wong in back of …

Carlyn Leinani Tani • Aug. 19, 2022

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The Spirit of Shinobu - Part 1

The life, hardships and resilience of the Tani family As evening fell on July 18, 1926, a Dodge to…

Carlyn Leinani Tani • Aug. 18, 2022

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A Japanese Picture Bride in Montana: The Story of Aya Hori Masuoka

In November 1915, a well-dressed woman got off the train from Seattle at Whitefish, Montana. She wa…

Kathryn Tolbert • July 18, 2022

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Kinori Oka’s Tanka Poem

Throughout this past year, the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre has collaborated with the J…

Nigel Town • July 14, 2022

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Yoemon Shinmasu – My Grandfather’s Life in Seattle

Part 3 – Marriage and family

Continuing with Part 2 in which I wrote about Yoemon’s single life in Seattle, this part shares Yoe…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Aug. 21, 2019

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