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The Journey of the Family of the Western River—Part 1: A Look into the Life of the Nishikawa Family (1921–1945)
Immigration to Mexico has been a constant phenomenon throughout its history, driven by various wave…

Ana Karina Martínez Lorenzo • April 21, 2025

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Baja California generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Mexicans Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu Mexicali Mexico Mexico City migration Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 World War II
Baja California generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Mexicans Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu Mexicali Mexico Mexico City migration Pearl Harbor attack, Hawaii, 1941 World War II
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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan
Chapter 4—Return to Canada
Read Chapter 3 The return of the various members (except Tadasu) of the Eto family to Canada seems…

Stan Kirk • Dec. 29, 2024

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British Columbia Canada Japan Japanese Canadians Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu reparations Vancouver (B.C.)
British Columbia Canada Japan Japanese Canadians Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu reparations Vancouver (B.C.)
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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan
Chapter 3—Sisters’ Recollections of Life in Japan
Read Chapter 2 Margaret’s Recollections Despite the tensions with relatives, there were some aspe…

Stan Kirk • Dec. 22, 2024

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Canada Japan Japanese Canadians Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu postwar repatriation World War II
Canada Japan Japanese Canadians Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu postwar repatriation World War II
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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan
Chapter 2—Exile To Japan
Read Chapter 1 Decision to go to Japan Near the end of the war, the Canadian government gave the …

Stan Kirk • Dec. 15, 2024

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Japan Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu postwar repatriation World War II
Japan Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu postwar repatriation World War II
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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan
Chapter 1—Family Roots, Life in Canada Before Exile
Family Roots: Kumamoto, Kyushu Sunao Eto, the Eto family’s father, was born on March 15, 1886, to …

Stan Kirk • Dec. 8, 2024

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Angler (Ontario) Bay Farm camp British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps Japan Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu Ontario Petawawa repatriation Slocan Extension internment camps Vancouver (B.C.) World War II camps
Angler (Ontario) Bay Farm camp British Columbia Canada Canadian internment camps Japan Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu Ontario Petawawa repatriation Slocan Extension internment camps Vancouver (B.C.) World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
A nikkunēmu of identity
Known in Latin America as a nickname, alias or even a moniker, it is what has sometimes given me an…

Alvaro Moscoso • Oct. 9, 2024

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Discover Nikkei Japan Japanese Peruvians Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu names nicknames Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series)
Discover Nikkei Japan Japanese Peruvians Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu names nicknames Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Names 2 (series)
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Who Was The First Japanese Immigrant to Canada?
Manzo Nagano (Part 2) — Did He Come in 1877?
Read Part 1 >> In Nagano’s hometown, Kuchinotsu (near Nagasaki), the local museum has a prominent …

Ann-Lee Switzer +1 • April 15, 2024

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Canada generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians Kyushu Manzo Nagano migration Nagasaki Prefecture
Canada generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians Kyushu Manzo Nagano migration Nagasaki Prefecture
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Who Was The First Japanese Immigrant to Canada?
Manzo Nagano (Part 1) — Did He Come in 1877?
Reconciling Conflicting Claims Japanese began settling in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th c…

Ann-Lee Switzer +1 • April 14, 2024

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Canada generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians Kyushu Manzo Nagano migration Nagasaki Prefecture
Canada generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Canadians Kyushu Manzo Nagano migration Nagasaki Prefecture
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Megumi Mizutani, who connects the sister city relationship between California and Japan
Japanese people who "don't know about Japan" In October 2023, when I participated in a workshop or…

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 5, 2024

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California California-Japan Sister Cities Network (organization) culture international relations Japan Japanese culture Kyushu Megumi Mizutani Saga Prefecture Sebastopol sister cities Takeo (city) United States U.S.-Japan relations
California California-Japan Sister Cities Network (organization) culture international relations Japan Japanese culture Kyushu Megumi Mizutani Saga Prefecture Sebastopol sister cities Takeo (city) United States U.S.-Japan relations
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On Nikkei
No. 23 Manzo Nagano, a pioneer of Canadian immigration — Discover his footsteps in Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki Prefecture
Since the summer before last, I have been traveling by car intermittently along the coastline of Ja…

Ryusuke Kawai • Feb. 10, 2023

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aquatic sports British Columbia business Canada economics fish fishing Honshu Japan Kuchinotsu Kyushu management Manzo Nagano migration Nagano Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Vancouver (B.C.) Victoria (B.C.)
aquatic sports British Columbia business Canada economics fish fishing Honshu Japan Kuchinotsu Kyushu management Manzo Nagano migration Nagano Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Vancouver (B.C.) Victoria (B.C.)
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