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Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column
Remembering through Fire
Recognizing the intersectionality and many-layered aspects of our community, we’re excited th…

Matthew Mejia +1 • May 16, 2024

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literature Matthew Mejia poetry poets
literature Matthew Mejia poetry poets
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The Making and Evolution of Yuriko Gamo Romer's Baseball Documentaries: Diamond Diplomacy and Baseball Behind Barbed Wire
Since 1998, Yuriko Gamo Romer’s Flying Carp Productions has been responsible for producing a …

Kristopher Kato • May 15, 2024

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baseball Baseball Behind Barbed Wire (film) Diamond Diplomacy (documentary) documentaries films Kenichi Zenimura Masanori Murakami Yuriko Gamo Romer
baseball Baseball Behind Barbed Wire (film) Diamond Diplomacy (documentary) documentaries films Kenichi Zenimura Masanori Murakami Yuriko Gamo Romer
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Never Been Better: Author Leanne Toshiko Simpson Uses Romantic Comedy to Explore Mental Illness
TORONTO — Author Leanne Toshiko Simpson’s offbeat and big-hearted romantic comedy, Neve…

Kelly Fleck • May 14, 2024

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authors comedy fiction generational trauma generations Japanese Canadians Leanne Toshiko Simpson literature mental health Never Been Better (book) novels romances writers Yonsei
authors comedy fiction generational trauma generations Japanese Canadians Leanne Toshiko Simpson literature mental health Never Been Better (book) novels romances writers Yonsei
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Same Place, New Face: 30 Years of Mr. Ramen
Little Tokyo celebrates 140 years this year. As the second-oldest neighborhood in Los Angeles, Litt…

Megan Yasuda • May 7, 2024

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business California communities economics families food gentrification Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Mr. Ramen (restaurant) noodles ramen restaurants small business United States urban renewal
business California communities economics families food gentrification Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles management Mr. Ramen (restaurant) noodles ramen restaurants small business United States urban renewal
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Yo! This is Who I Am: Kevin Charles Keizuchi of The Shinsei Movement—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> “So where did you come from? Like you just kind of appeared out of nowh…

Kevin Charles Keizuchi • April 25, 2024

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California communities families Fumiko Christine Naito Go For Broke National Education Center grandmothers grandparents Instagram Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles online social networks parents social networks The Shinsei Movement (Instagram) United States
California communities families Fumiko Christine Naito Go For Broke National Education Center grandmothers grandparents Instagram Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles online social networks parents social networks The Shinsei Movement (Instagram) United States
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Yo! This is Who I Am: Kevin Charles Keizuchi of The Shinsei Movement—Part 1
If information is power, then shouldn’t we all strive for all the people in our community to …

Kevin Charles Keizuchi • April 24, 2024

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California communities families festivals Fumiko Christine Naito grandmothers grandparents identity Instagram Japanese Americans Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) online social networks parents social networks United States
California communities families festivals Fumiko Christine Naito grandmothers grandparents identity Instagram Japanese Americans Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) online social networks parents social networks United States
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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 12: Iguazu Coffee—Loved by Locals and the World
In the 12th episode, we speak with Toshiki Matsui, president of Iguazu Coffee, known as one of Braz…

Tomoko Oura • April 24, 2024

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Brazil Cia Iguacu De Cafe Soluvel coffee Japanese business enterprises
Brazil Cia Iguacu De Cafe Soluvel coffee Japanese business enterprises
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We Are Not Strangers—A Story of a Sephardic Jew and His Japanese American Neighbor
Japanese Americans have heard about how non-Japanese helped some JA families during World War II. O…

Pamela A. Okano • April 19, 2024

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communities fiction graphic novels Jews Josh Tuininga Seattle United States Washington We are Not Strangers (book) World War II
communities fiction graphic novels Jews Josh Tuininga Seattle United States Washington We are Not Strangers (book) World War II
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Toshi Sato, the world's best Mercedes Benz salesman who moved to the US in 1996
A frog jumping out of a well Many of the Japanese who come to America, the so-called Shin-Issei,…

Keiko Fukuda • April 15, 2024

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automobile dealerships California generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Long Beach Mercedes-Benz migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
automobile dealerships California generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Long Beach Mercedes-Benz migration postwar Shin-Issei United States World War II
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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 6: Sabro and Arthur Tashiro - Multitalented Brothers
In this column, I will round out my history of the amazing family of Aijiro and Nao Tashiro by disc…

Greg Robinson • April 12, 2024

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442nd Regimental Combat Team Arthur Isoku Tashiro medical schools Saburo Tashiro United States Army
442nd Regimental Combat Team Arthur Isoku Tashiro medical schools Saburo Tashiro United States Army
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