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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
What’s in a Name?
At first glance, one can assume confidently that the surname “Dicinoski” originates in Poland, for …

Steve Dawson • Sept. 23, 2024

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acrobats Australia Discover Nikkei names Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series) Rikinosuke Sakuragawa
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The First Recorded Japanese in Australia: Steve Dawson’s Family Story — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Japan entered World War I in August 1914 on the side of the Entente Allies, and qui…

Steve Dawson • May 31, 2024

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acrobats family histories genealogy Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 (Australia) Iwakichi Togawa Japanese Australians Rikinosuke Sakuragawa
acrobats family histories genealogy Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 (Australia) Iwakichi Togawa Japanese Australians Rikinosuke Sakuragawa
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The First Recorded Japanese in Australia: Steve Dawson’s Family Story — Part 1
It is a privilege to be able to write about my family’s ancestral Japanese roots, especially give…

Steve Dawson • May 30, 2024

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acrobats family histories genealogy Herberton Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 (Australia) Iwakichi Togawa Japanese Australians New Zealand Queensland Rikinosuke Sakuragawa
acrobats family histories genealogy Herberton Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 (Australia) Iwakichi Togawa Japanese Australians New Zealand Queensland Rikinosuke Sakuragawa
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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes
Chapter 2 (Part 6): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—After World War I
Read Chapter 2 (Part 5) >> Unfortunately, after World War I, the tide began to turn for Japanese…

Takako Day • Oct. 30, 2022

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acrobats Chicago Illinois Japanese United States
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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes
Chapter 2 (Part 5): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—Kumataro Namba and His Troup
Read Chapter 2 (Part 4) >> By the time the U.S. entered World War I, Namba had moved from 1227 E…

Takako Day • Oct. 23, 2022

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acrobats Chicago Illinois Kumataro Namba United States
acrobats Chicago Illinois Kumataro Namba United States
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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes
Chapter 2 (Part 4): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—Kumataro Namba and Children Acrobats
Read Chapter 2 (Part 3) >> The surname “Namba” appears in the 1910 Chicago census, documenting thi…

Takako Day • Oct. 16, 2022

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acrobats Chicago Illinois Kumataro Namba United States
acrobats Chicago Illinois Kumataro Namba United States
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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes
Chapter 2 (Part 2): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—As Residents of Chicago
Read Chapter 2 (Part 1) >> One of the new breed of Japanese entertainers who came to stay was Fuku…

Takako Day • Oct. 2, 2022

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acrobats Chicago entertainment Illinois Japanese residents United States
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Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes
Chapter 2 (Part 1): Japanese Acrobats and Entertainers in Chicago—Introduction
According to The Encyclopedia of Chicago, “Chicago’s position as the prime city of the Midwest has …

Takako Day • Sept. 25, 2022

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acrobats Chicago Illinois performances troupes United States
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Acrobats who Performed in South America in the Early Meiji Period: Who Was the First Japanese to Reside in Brazil?—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Performing in Sao Paulo in May 1873? They performed in Uruguay in January and Febr…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 25, 2022

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acrobats Brazil Japanese Manji Takezawa São Paulo Satsuma Company (acrobats) South America
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Acrobats who Performed in South America in the Early Meiji Period: Who Was the First Japanese to Reside in Brazil?—Part 1
The first Japanese to step foot in Brazil were the four castaways on Wakamiya-maru who arrived at S…

Masayuki Fukasawa • Jan. 24, 2022

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1870s acrobats Argentina Brazil Japanese migration Satsuma Company (acrobats) South America Uruguay
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