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Mikal Payne moved to the US in 2016, overcame the death of her husband and found a new purpose
Japan points out differences between people, America allows freedom I met Kei Mikal Payne when I i…
Keiko Fukuda • Aug. 1, 2022
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Mike & Tsuchino Forrester - Remembering the early days of an international marriage
What was it like for an Irish Catholic American man and a Japanese woman to get married during the …
Bruce Rutledge • May 13, 2019
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A true story “Brides in America”
Kaoru Holiday, who moved to the U.S. in 1996 and currently lives in Yorktown, Virginia
Became a dental hygienist at Yokota Air Base and eloped with her husband Kaoru, who currently works…
Keiko Fukuda • April 4, 2018
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The Stories of the ‘War Brides’ of Japan Need to Be Told
One day in the early 1980s, my Japanese mother took my sister and me to an International District…
Yayoi Lena Winfrey • Aug. 1, 2016
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A true story “Brides in America”
Hiromi Budej, who moved to the U.S. in 1981 and lives in Irvine, California
The encounter took place near the Futenma base. The environment surrounding Japanese women who move…
Keiko Fukuda • July 29, 2016
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A true story “Brides in America”
Moved to the U.S. in 1956 and currently resides in Ontario, California: Fumiko Lopez - Part 2
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Returning Home to Japan—and Her Father’s Rice Balls—for the First Time
In 1956, Fu…
Keiko Fukuda • July 1, 2016
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A true story “Brides in America”
Moved to the U.S. in 1956 and currently resides in Ontario, California: Fumiko Lopez - Part 1
“He’s an honest person” was my first impression
Thirty years ago I read a book titled Brides in Am…
Keiko Fukuda • June 30, 2016
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On the issue of citizenship in the Japanese American community: My thoughts after reading "The N.R.A.'s America"
Fujii Sei, who established the California Mainichi Newspaper Company in Los Angeles in 1931, publis…
Takamichi "Taka" Go • May 5, 2014
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