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Warehouse on the Corner of Gardena and Orchard*
At 94 years old, sprightly Ray Harbold has a twinkle in his eye as he sits in front of his treasure…
Sharon Yamato • Aug. 28, 2018

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Reading Japanese American Literature
Episode 11: "That Day at the Panama Hotel"
Seattle has an old Japanese community. What was once Japantown is now called the International Dist…
Ryusuke Kawai • July 28, 2017

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What can we learn from the bestselling book "That Day at the Panama Hotel," a tragic love story between a Chinese boy and a Japanese girl in wartime America? Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Diverse characters and effective jazz At that time, they come across a change in the…
Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 18, 2012
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Chinatowns
Chinese Americans
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (book)
immigrants
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Issei
Jamie Ford
Japan
Japanese Americans
Japantowns
literature
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Nisei
Panama Hotel
Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941
Seattle
United States
Washington
World War II
World War II camps
Chinatowns
Chinese Americans
generations
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (book)
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Jamie Ford
Japan
Japanese Americans
Japantowns
literature
migration
Nisei
Panama Hotel
Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941
Seattle
United States
Washington
World War II
World War II camps

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What can we learn from the bestselling book "That Day at the Panama Hotel," a tragic love story between a Chinese boy and a Japanese girl in wartime America? Part 1
As Japan-China relations become increasingly strained, the people who are most anxious about whethe…
Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 11, 2012
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Chinatowns
Chinese Americans
generations
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (book)
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Jamie Ford
Japan
Japanese Americans
Japantowns
literature
migration
Nisei
Panama Hotel
Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941
Seattle
United States
Washington
World War II
World War II camps
Chinatowns
Chinese Americans
generations
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (book)
immigrants
immigration
Issei
Jamie Ford
Japan
Japanese Americans
Japantowns
literature
migration
Nisei
Panama Hotel
Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941
Seattle
United States
Washington
World War II
World War II camps

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Panama Hotel
New York Times Best Seller Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet was a Christmas gift from my dau…
Rio Imamura • May 25, 2012

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Interview with Jamie Ford, Author of "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet"
As public programs manager at the Japanese American National Museum, I receive a lot of books about…
Koji Steven Sakai • April 5, 2011

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Japanese American National Museum Store Online
Author Jamie Ford: From Eating Scones to Writing a Bestseller
“On the side of the trunk was the name Shimizu, hand-painted in large white letters. It was opened …
Edward Yoshida • Jan. 20, 2011
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