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The Connection between Morinaga＆Co., Ltd. and America: An Interview with Keita Morinaga, Great-grandson of the Company Founder
From Angel Pie to Hi-Chew
Hearing the name of Morinaga & Co., Ltd will likely conjure images of Ko…
Keiko Fukuda • Jan. 27, 2025
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Created in '27: "Pfeffermintz..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…
Neal Yamamoto • April 20, 2024
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #10-31-2022: "Happy Halloween!!"
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…
Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 29, 2022
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Memories of my grandfather Kenichi Fujishiro
My grandfather Kenichi Fujishiro, a Japanese who arrived in Cuba more than a hundred years ago and…
Lidia Antonia Sánchez Fujishiro • June 1, 2020
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"Chikara Mochi": The road to recovery: The skills of a Japanese confectioner, passed on from brother to sister - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Bank balance is only $1. Debt "Repaying with gritted teeth" "In 2009, the store was …
Mie Aso • Feb. 15, 2019
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"Chikara Mochi": The road to recovery: The skills of a Japanese confectioner, passed on from brother to sister - Part 1
In 1985, a craftsman from Kumamoto opened a Japanese confectionery shop in Los Angeles. Led by a co…
Mie Aso • Feb. 14, 2019
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Nikkei Pastry Chef Spreads Yogashi in Brazil
Many people in Brazil tend to assume that Nikkei are interested exclusively in Japanese culture. If…
Henrique Minatogawa • April 17, 2017
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Japanese New Year’s Meal
The migration over to Southeast Portland on the first day of the year is something that I will alwa…
Justin Inahara • Jan. 18, 2017
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Voices of the Volunteers: The Building Blocks of the Japanese American National Museum
Gary Ono
Gary Ono’s sunny Little Tokyo apartment is a monument to the things he loves.
Behind his dining …
The Rafu Shimpo • May 23, 2016
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