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I Am a Rainbow! - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> A particular dance enthusiast who joined in on one of Kanemura’s epic Instagram dan…

Kristen Nemoto Jay • May 15, 2023

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I Am a Rainbow! - Part 1

Darkness sets the stage. Costumes are prepped. Souvenirs are ready to be sold. A sold-out crowd wai…

Kristen Nemoto Jay • May 14, 2023

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Canadian Nikkei Artist

Ottawa Artist Norman Takeuchi: Scrolling Exhibition

Even in the midst of a global pandemic, restrictions have not slowed down Ottawa Nisei artist Nor…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 14, 2022

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1/1/2022: "May It Be a Happier Year..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 1, 2022

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #By Dickens, 1843: "Now Streaming on..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 25, 2021

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The new challenges of the new era: connecting Nikkei across space, time and generations

My grandparents left Japan aboard the ship Ruys on July 11, 1957, heading to the port of Santos and…

Clarice Satiko Aoto • Dec. 8, 2021

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #4 New Specters: "Not a Bang, but a Whimper..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Aug. 14, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Japanese Canadian Dance Artist Jennifer Aoki on Adapting and Being Creative During the Pandemic

VANCOUVER — Beautiful, otherworldly domes, filled with artistic displays of lanterns, light, tulle,…

Kelly Fleck • May 10, 2021

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1000's of Helpful Tips: "Part Deux..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • March 27, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Different Perspective: A Nikkeijin's Questions on Humanity's Responses to Economic Uncertainty

Is ignorance really bliss? What does it mean when people say, “I can’t wait for things to go back t…

Tuney-Tosheia P. McDaniels • March 25, 2021

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