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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Fighting for My Kanji
Under much protest I attended Japanese-language school every Saturday starting from the time I was …
Naomi Hirahara • Nov. 19, 2024
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Commonalities between the films "Gaijin" and "Familia"
"Gaijin" depicts Brazilian society through the eyes of Japanese immigrants "It's like a story that…
Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 11, 2023
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The Feelings of a Japanese Person Who Became a Foreigner: A Long, Endless Journey - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Can someone be trusted as a Japanese person just because they have Japanese citizens…
Masayuki Fukasawa • May 20, 2020
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The Feelings of a Japanese Person Who Became a Foreigner: A Long, Endless Journey - Part 1
The feeling of relief when I see the "Welcome Home" sign at Narita International Airport For Japane…
Masayuki Fukasawa • May 19, 2020
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Stranger in a Strange Land: A Sansei’s First Trip to Japan
I’d never felt a passionate connection to the country of my ancestors. I blamed it on the war: post…
Sharon Yamato • June 17, 2014
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A Japanese American in Japan
First and foremost, a little about myself. I’m one of those “self proclaimed” fourth-generation Jap…
Mike Omoto • April 4, 2011
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