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Notes on Hoarding

My mom tells me that when my oldest Nisei auntie died in 2016, there were so many boxes in the shed…

Tamiko Nimura • June 7, 2023

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Life Lessons of Mottainai

Like many Sansei, I heard the admonishment “mottainai” countless times in my childhood. The Japanes…

Alden M. Hayashi • April 21, 2023

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Ten Days of Cleanup

Chapter Two—The Curse of Mottainai I

While many post-World War II Japanese families were all about discarding old tansu and kimono, my m…

Naomi Hirahara • Jan. 4, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture

Hard Times for Mother, Good Memories for Me

“Eat it all, mottainai to throw it away.” Although two years have passed, I still miss my mother. “…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Aug. 24, 2017

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #100 Billion Neurons: "The Intrinsic Asian..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 1, 2016

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Nisei Saves! Mottainai

I read on the Discover Nikkei website about a Japanese American granddaughter having to clear out…

Chuck Tasaka • July 28, 2016

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Nisei: Internment Camp Life

Greenwood was the first “internment centre” and Tashme was the last. In-between, there were Lemon C…

Chuck Tasaka • July 22, 2016

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You Are Canadian Nisei If...

Most Yonsei (4th generation Nikkei) and Gosei (5th) are most likely living very comfortable lives w…

Chuck Tasaka • Dec. 9, 2015

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

Until the last grain of rice

In 1995, after finishing college and a one-year internship in Japan, I started working at a large m…

Claudio Sampei • Oct. 8, 2015

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Nanka Nikkei Voices

Legacies

For Japanese Americans of my generation (second generation Nisei over 60), the source of our moral …

Iku Kiriyama • June 19, 2015

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