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Part 55 (2) An interview with Yumiko Murakami, one of the first to focus on Asian America
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Murakami Yumiko, a writer and researcher of ethnic culture, has been reporting on…
Ryusuke Kawai • Dec. 27, 2024
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Sojin Kamiyama: The Man they called Sôjin
Among all the Japanese actors who graced Hollywood screens in the silent and early sound eras, perh…
Greg Robinson • July 12, 2023
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Father Francis Caffrey – A Priest for the Stars and Students Alike
In my previous columns on Maryknoll clergy, I profiled several noteworthy priests and nuns who assi…
Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 26, 2022
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Tetsu Komai: The Story of The Man You Love to Hate
One of the most prolific, and possibly most underappreciated, Asian American actors of the “Golde…
Greg Robinson • Aug. 22, 2022
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When Danger Flew East: The Career of Miki Morita
One of the most fascinating, and most poignant, stories of Nikkei performers in the “golden age” of…
Greg Robinson • July 22, 2022
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The Ichioka Women - Part 1: The Story of Toshia Mori
In the 1930s, the women of the Ichioka family in Los Angeles excelled in multiple walks of life, …
Greg Robinson • July 7, 2022
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Otto and Iris Yamaoka: Asian Actors in 1930s Hollywood - Part 2
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Iris Yamaoka actually started her film career before her older brother Otto. She wa…
Greg Robinson • April 18, 2022
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Otto and Iris Yamaoka: Asian Actors in 1930s Hollywood - Part 1
As readers of this column know, I have done a great deal of research in recent years on the panoply…
Greg Robinson • April 17, 2022
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Lotus Long: The Short Career of a Screen Siren
Ryan Murphy’s recent Netflix miniseries Hollywood uses counterfactual history to tell some real-lif…
Greg Robinson • Oct. 25, 2021
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