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The Poker Table—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Today, talk of his poker gang’s tanomoshi has made Dad uncharacteristic…

Alden M. Hayashi • Oct. 16, 2023

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442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces fiction generations loans mutual aid organizations Nisei peer-to-peer loans poker retired military personnel tanomoshi United States Army veterans
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The Poker Table—Part 1
Author’s note: My late Nisei father did indeed have a poker gang of his best friends who woul…

Alden M. Hayashi • Oct. 9, 2023

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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #24 Days and Counting: "Samhain's Coming..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 7, 2023

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cartoonists cartoons death fantasy fiction fiction humor legends mythology
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The Heart of Naomi Hirahara’s Evergreen
Naomi Hirahara is a Japanese American writer and journalist known for her award-winning mystery n…

Lincoln Der • Aug. 22, 2023

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Evergreen (book) fiction Japantowns mystery fiction Naomi Hirahara novels
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 44 (Part 2) "I'm back home"
Read the first part >> Returning to Brazil for the first time in three years, Paulo went alon…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • June 30, 2023

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Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Nikkei in Japan
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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 2
Read Part 1 >>  When I arrived at The Plaza, I found Aunt Emiko watching a game show on…

Alden M. Hayashi • June 29, 2023

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Chinese characters fiction Japanese language kanji languages names writing
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Finding the Right “Keiko” — Part 1
Author’s note: After my mother had passed and my brothers and I were cleaning out her house, …

Alden M. Hayashi • June 28, 2023

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Chinese characters fiction Japanese language kanji languages names writing
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Why not? Little Tokyo!
So, as I have said many times, not everyone can become like Rui Hachimura or Yuta Watanabe. Althoug…

Kosuke Kaburagi • June 7, 2023

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basketball California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles sports United States
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Unlocking Memories
“What’s in this box, Bachan?” Emi asked, handing the box to her grandmother as sh…

Madeline Thach • May 31, 2023

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California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles United States
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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
The Last Days of The Dandy Lion
On the second floor above a rowdy sushi bar and a brightly lit omiyage shop, The Dandy Lion was eas…

DC Palter • May 28, 2023

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California fiction food Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles noodles ramen restaurants United States
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