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Gifts from Jichan and Bachan
Dolls
The first gift I remember receiving from Jichan and Bachan was a gift of Japanese culture, the ce…
Susan Yamamura • June 11, 2020
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Nikkei Chronicles #5—Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture
Made in Japan
This familiar phrase, “made in Japan” (Nihon-sei) reminds me of my mother, Yaeko. She was born in G…
Mary Sunada • Aug. 26, 2016
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Japanese society in the Amazon jungle
Regular Japanese events held in Manaus
One day, while I was working in the Japan-Brazil office, I was approached by Mr. Kawada, a living e…
Toshimi Tsuruta • Nov. 11, 2015
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Film: Reiko's Hina Dolls
“It’s 1935. A Japanese family making their start in Canada receives a special gift from the country…
Cathy Haruka Uechi • Feb. 27, 2015
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Recipe for an Improvised Girls’ Day
Girls’ Day at our house this year meant pink and green mochi, a box stand with Emperor and Empress …
Tamiko Nimura • March 31, 2014
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Ningyo I – Divine Shape and Human Form
At Centenary Church’s annual bazaar1, I stopped at a table full of discards, and asked the saleslad…
Edward Moreno • Oct. 5, 2010
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A Yonsei’s Reflections...
on the Women Who Inspire Me
My grandmother and Yuri Kochiyama are two of the many women who, in their own ways, have helped sha…
Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • March 7, 2007
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Japanese American National Museum Store Online
Hinamatsuri in the United States
Hinamatsuri literally translates as Doll Festival, but is often referred to as Girl’s Day. Celebrat…
Susan Osa • March 2, 2007
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