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When Next We Meet

When I was young, there were three certainties in life. Saturday cartoons, ice cream after dinner, …

Brandon Tadashi Chung • July 8, 2024

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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

One Thousand Cranes

The gentle breeze carrying the scent of freshly made mochi from the next-door shop greeted me as I …

Jocelyn Doan • May 21, 2023

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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

Cynthia: A thousand cranes, a cherry blossom and the transience of life

Since I can remember, like everyone who was born in Peru in the nineties, Japan has been very prese…

Marco Carrasco Villanueva • Oct. 9, 2019

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She keeps alive the stories of Japanese American internment

MUKILTEO — Judy Kusakabe’s life began at the Puyallup fairgrounds. It was Camp Harmony then. Barb…

Andrea Brown • July 17, 2019

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Twenty Thousand Cranes And More: Stories Behind Washington State's Tsuru For Solidarity and Crystal City, Texas

Twenty thousand, and more. As I type, twenty-five thousand origami cranes are being gathered in …

Tamiko Nimura • April 23, 2019

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The role of origami in Peru

Japanese culture is present in Peru in an evident and unmistakable way, especially when it is exhib…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Jan. 16, 2019

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Nikkei Chronicles #7—Nikkei Roots: Digging into Our Cultural Heritage

Crossing the World

“Origami is a means of communication and expression; it's a universal language that brings togeth…

Heriete Setsuko Shimabukuro Takeda • Oct. 18, 2018

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Origami

The first time I visited the Liberdade fair, I spent a lot of time at the newsstand, which is right…

Hudson Okada • April 30, 2018

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Reinventing Yourself: An Origami Lesson

Want or need to reinvent yourself? Unfold, examine the real you, refold accordingly. *This ca…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • Dec. 14, 2016

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The Real Lives of Origami Figures

Swim at Your Own Risk

I wholeheartedly believe in taking risks, but it’s always a good idea to assess your limitations fi…

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura • Dec. 9, 2016

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