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Mokutaro Hori: Still Beloved in Whitefish, Montana
It was in the fall of 1969 that I visited Seattle from Japan for the first time. I used to work for…
Sam Takahashi • Feb. 10, 2025
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Ken Nakazawa Rediscovered
Part IV—After Pearl Harbor
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Ken Nakazawa was arrested by FBI agents on December 7, 1941, in the wake of Japan…
Greg Robinson • June 2, 2024
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A Japanese Picture Bride in Montana: The Story of Aya Hori Masuoka
In November 1915, a well-dressed woman got off the train from Seattle at Whitefish, Montana. She wa…
Kathryn Tolbert • July 18, 2022
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My Life within the Nikkei Community
My life is not finished yet. I turned eighty last year. I have been out of Japan for more than 50 y…
Sam Takahashi • April 24, 2022
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The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato
Part 16: Detained and returned home on an exchange ship
Kato Shinichi did not leave a detailed record of what happened to him as a leading figure in the Ja…
Ryusuke Kawai • July 9, 2021
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Power Failure: The Journey of a Utility Bill to Fort Missoula
When a collections representative for Pacific Gas and Electric sent out a regular utility bill to M…
Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 9, 2020
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
The Shigenaga Brothers’ Detention on Angel Island and the Continent During World War II
Kakuro’s life in Hawai`i and arrest
Kakuro Shigenaga was born in the Hibagun district of Hiroshi…
Grant Din • Nov. 10, 2015
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Nikkei Educational Tour Visits Roots of Issei Immigrant in Montana
Sometimes I wonder what my standing is as a Nihonjin here in Seattle. I came from Japan in 1970 and…
Sam Takahashi • Sept. 1, 2015
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Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers
No. 16 Japanese Americans in Montana
Starting with the Great Northern Railway Montana, which is separated from Canada by a straight bord…
Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 27, 2015
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Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers
Part 3: Migration, the A-bomb experience, and the peace movement – The work of journalist Shinichi Kato (Part 2)
Read Part 2: "The Work of Shinichi Kato (Part 1)" >> Kato Shinichi, who covered, wrote and edited "…
Ryusuke Kawai • July 25, 2014
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