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Harumi Lopez Higa: Growth and Vulnerability in Art

“I look back at the Harumi who made Mar de Primavera (Spring Sea) with nostalgia. I think I’m a d…

Hiro Ramos Nako • Jan. 15, 2025

artists Discover Nikkei Fest (event) Discover Nikkei programs (event) filmmakers Harumi López Higa immigrants immigration Japanese Peruvians Kyoto (city) migration Nikkei in Japan

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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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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History Lessons with Professor Masumi Izumi — Part 3: Postwar Community Revitalization and Redress Movement

Read Part 2 >> As a historian, Izumi says that the ongoing use of euphemistic language to descri…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 18, 2023

academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II

History Lessons with Professor Masumi Izumi — Part 2: Japanese American vs Japanese Canadian Internment/Incarceration

Read Part 1 >> Izumi first learned about the Japanese American incarceration experience in 1984: …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 11, 2023

academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II

History Lessons with Professor Masumi Izumi — Part 1: Family Background

I had the honour of interviewing History Professor Masumi Izumi earlier this year. Dr. Izumi is …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 4, 2023

academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II

On Nikkei

Vol. 10 Maizuru, Cherry Blossoms, and Japanese American Soldiers

Sometime last year, I was in the non-fiction section of a bookstore when I came across a book call…

Ryusuke Kawai • June 24, 2022

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Choices for Japanese People Living in America

Living in Kyoto after 40 years in the US - Lana Sofer

The reason for traveling back and forth between Japan and the U.S. was the change in the U.S. polit…

Keiko Fukuda • May 17, 2021

Japan Kyoto (city) United States

Exploring the world of "No No Boy"

4. Publication in Japan

Translated by Yo Nakayama in 1979 The novel "No-No Boy" was republished in the United States in 197…

Ryusuke Kawai • March 11, 2016

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Nikkei View

Real Ramen Is Finally Coming to Denver, and It’s About Time

I grew up in Japan when I was a kid, and have vivid memories of bowls of ramen and soba noodles s…

Gil Asakawa • Nov. 18, 2015

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