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Ministers, Dry Cleaners, Farmers, and Gardeners: The Original Taiko Drummers in the Continental United States—Part 2
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Sacramento’s “Fukushima Ondo” Musicians
In postwar Sacramento, an energetic gro…
Wynn Kiyama • May 9, 2024
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Ministers, Dry Cleaners, Farmers, and Gardeners: The Original Taiko Drummers in the Continental United States—Part 1
From somewhere in the crowd of dancers, the sound of a large taiko (drum) echoes through the summer…
Wynn Kiyama • May 8, 2024
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Veteran History – Earl Terao: Kotonk in Paradise
“Kotonk” A Japanese American from the continental United States vis-à-vis a Japanese American fro…
Byrnes Yamashita • Dec. 29, 2022
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Issei Pioneers - Hawaii and the Mainland 1885-1924 - Part 12
Read Part 11 >>ALIEN LAND LAWSIn an attempt to drive the Japanese out of agriculture, California ha…
Akemi Kikumura Yano • March 21, 2011
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Issei Pioneers - Hawaii and the Mainland 1885-1924 - Part 11
Read part 10 >> DESERTS TO FARMLANDS Resolved to become The soil of the fo…
Akemi Kikumura Yano • March 14, 2011
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Issei Pioneers - Hawaii and the Mainland 1885 - 1924 - Part 10
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Akemi Kikumura Yano • March 7, 2011
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Issei Pioneers - Hawaii and the Mainland 1885-1924 - Part 8
Read Part 7 >>JOURNEY TO THE MAINLAND: MIGRANTS TO SETTLERSWhile many Japanese stayed on the Isla…
Akemi Kikumura Yano • Feb. 21, 2011
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