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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Life with Grandpa Toyoji & Grandma Kii Imai - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Grandmother Kii Imai (1873-1964) displayed her humbleness, respect for all fo…

Akinori Imai • Sept. 21, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

Life with Grandpa Toyoji & Grandma Kii Imai - Part 1

PartGrandpa Toyoji (1869-1953--from Niigata, Japan) was unquestionably a unique person, exercising …

Akinori Imai • Sept. 20, 2021

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Nikkei and Praying for Good Fortune and Success: How an Ancient Story Teaches resilience for Economic Uncertainty and Opportunity

As is customary in Japan and throughout the Japanese diaspora, many Nikkei Entrepreneurs pray for g…

Tuney-Tosheia P. McDaniels • April 13, 2021

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Zoom & Zoni: How the Nikkei Community Celebrated the New Year

To put it simply, Oshogatsu looked a little bit different this year. Maybe our kitchens lacked the…

Kyra Karatsu • Jan. 29, 2021

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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Oshogatsu—Remembering Grandpa Sonny

When my Facebook friend suggested a submission for Discover Nikkei’s Oshogatsu photo activity…

Jane Shohara Matsumoto • Jan. 15, 2021

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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

Fishing Four

My last fishing trip to the High Sierras was on Sunday, July 7, 2019. This was our annual family va…

Mary Sunada • Sept. 22, 2020

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Mochitsuki

One of my fondest memories is of the annual mochi making party that was held at our house in the we…

Susan Yamamura • July 13, 2020

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Where to Bury Me

I awoke this morning to memories of the cowboy lament, “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie.&rdqu…

Susan Yamamura • March 31, 2020

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Interview: KOBO, the protector of Japantown, Vinco Bisbee

KOBO at Higo (hereafter referred to as KOBO) started as an art gallery and shop in 2004 and is quic…

Kana Furukawa • Nov. 29, 2019

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Little Changes in Family Celebrations

We know that many Japanese came to Brazil over 100 years ago. They brought their culture with them,…

Henrique Minatogawa • Aug. 16, 2019

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