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Harvesting History at an Orchard: Every Peach is a Story by Nikiko Masumoto
A perfectly ripe, locally grown peach is sweet, easily bruised and ephemeral. But to Nikiko Masumot…

Esther Newman • April 10, 2025

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agriculture authors Berkeley books California Central Valley children's books David Mas Masumoto farmers farming food fruit interviews library materials peaches peach growers publications United States universities University of California, Berkeley
agriculture authors Berkeley books California Central Valley children's books David Mas Masumoto farmers farming food fruit interviews library materials peaches peach growers publications United States universities University of California, Berkeley
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Caleb Foote: The Friend of the Outcasts—Part 2
Read Part 1 In November 1943—before his release from prison—Foote published his second and most …

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 7, 2025

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activism civil rights college teachers imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans law schools lawyers social action United States universities War Relocation Authority World War II World War II camps
activism civil rights college teachers imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans law schools lawyers social action United States universities War Relocation Authority World War II World War II camps
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A Japanese American Perspective on DEI and Citizenship
The new administration has made me contemplate how I fit into the new definitions being made and im…

Thomas M. Nishi • March 27, 2025

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California diversity governments Japanese Americans politics United States universities
California diversity governments Japanese Americans politics United States universities
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The Forgotten Nikkei
Chapter 1: Unforgettable People - Mr. Shimizu, who decided to emigrate to Brazil①
The Japanese person who made the most impression on me was Mr. Shimizu Hisashi. If I was able to …

Sachio Negawa • Dec. 31, 2024

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Brazil Doshisha University Ehime Prefecture generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Brazilians Kyoto (city) migration Shikoku universities
Brazil Doshisha University Ehime Prefecture generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Brazilians Kyoto (city) migration Shikoku universities
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Joe, the Japanese Puritan
Growing up, I heard countless times about the legendary Niijima Jo, a Japanese man who stowed away …

Ariel Okamoto • Nov. 24, 2024

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Boston Christianity Discover Nikkei Doshisha University family histories genealogy identity immigration Japanese Americans Kyoto (city) Massachusetts missionaries names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) United States universities
Boston Christianity Discover Nikkei Doshisha University family histories genealogy identity immigration Japanese Americans Kyoto (city) Massachusetts missionaries names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) United States universities
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Junji Machi: Dream It, Believe in It, Achieve It!
When Junji Machi was ten years old, he already knew what he wanted to do in life. “My dream is to g…

Lois Kajiwara • Aug. 18, 2024

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Hawai'i Honolulu medicine Oahu physicians scholars surgeries United States universities University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Hawai'i Honolulu medicine Oahu physicians scholars surgeries United States universities University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
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The Tacoma Japantown Project
This year, 2024, marks 10 years that I have been researching, writing, and marking the story of Tac…

Tamiko Nimura • June 16, 2024

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Japantowns Seattle Tacoma Tacoma Japantown United States universities University of Washington Washington
Japantowns Seattle Tacoma Tacoma Japantown United States universities University of Washington Washington
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Power of Our Stories
New Podcast Series Explores the Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration— Q&A with the Oral History Center’s Shanna Farrell
When oral historian Shanna Farrell began interviewing descendants of Japanese Americans incarcerate…

Anne Brice • Feb. 9, 2024

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Berkeley California From Generation to Generation (podcast) generational trauma healing identity imprisonment incarceration Japanese American Intergenerational Narratives (project) Japanese Americans Oral History Center (UC Berkeley) podcasts Shanna Farrell The Berkeley Remix (podcast) United States universities University of California, Berkeley World War II
Berkeley California From Generation to Generation (podcast) generational trauma healing identity imprisonment incarceration Japanese American Intergenerational Narratives (project) Japanese Americans Oral History Center (UC Berkeley) podcasts Shanna Farrell The Berkeley Remix (podcast) United States universities University of California, Berkeley World War II
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Software Engineer Utako Kase - I want to be a role model for female engineers - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> What is a software engineer's job? Utako works as a software engineer in the AWS ne…

Jaejun Jeon • Sept. 1, 2023

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Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Seattle IT Japanese Professionals (organization) Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Seattle IT Japanese Professionals (organization) Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
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Software Engineer Utako Kase - I want to be a role model for female engineers - Part 1
Despite her extremely busy career as a software engineer, Kase Utako is dedicated to nurturing the …

Jaejun Jeon • Aug. 31, 2023

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Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
Amazon River Region Brazil engineering generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Peru postwar Seattle Shin-Issei software engineering United States universities University of Washington Utako Kase Washington World War II
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