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Broken Promises: A Japanese-Canadian History Exhibit in Shiga, Japan — Part 1
From November 1, 2023 to February 25, 2024, the Shiga Peace Museum in Higashiomi City, Shiga P…

Masumi Izumi • March 12, 2024

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Upon her return to Los Angeles, the Los Angeles JACL and the Rafu Shimpo fete…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 8, 2024

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On Nikkei
#45 Interview with Maeda Ippei, translator of "Anshu" - Part 2
Juliet S. Kono's novel "Darkness" depicts a Hawaii-born second-generation Japanese-Am…

Ryusuke Kawai • March 8, 2024

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Suma Sugi Yokotake – The Woman Who Became The First Japanese American Lobbyist - Part 1
One of the greatest accomplishments of the Japanese American Citizens League has been its success i…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 7, 2024

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Japanese Companies Active in Brazil Today
Part 8: BBBR Group Aiming to be the Only One
In the eighth installment, we spoke with Takamasa Kuratomi (40 years old, from Kanagawa Prefectur…

Tomoko Oura • March 2, 2024

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The Overlooked Story of the Incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii During World War II
In the months and years following Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941…

Olivia Tasevski • Feb. 28, 2024

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Dekasegi Story
Episode 46: Who is Rihana in the painting?
On her 27th birthday, Hana got married to her husband, Eiji, who was three years younger than her a…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Feb. 27, 2024

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Brazil dekasegi fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 6—Life after Retirement and Vision for the Japanese Canadian Community
Read Chapter 5 >> From 2019 Shig and Akemi gradually started to retire from their groce…

Stan Kirk • Feb. 25, 2024

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British Columbia Burnaby Canada generations Japan Japanese Canadians Japanese prefectural associations Kika Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Nisei Shiga Prefecture youth
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Why the Language We Use to Describe JA Incarceration During WWII Matters
Out the front windows of our bus, we could see acres of sun-dried grasses during a hot and arid Nor…

Tamiko Nimura • Feb. 23, 2024

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Japanese Americans terminology World War II World War II camps
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Was it Written in the Stars?—Pali Ka‘aihue: Discovering Life’s Nonstop Adventures — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> LK: Who did you turn to when you needed advice? PK: I’ve been very for…

Lois Kajiwara • Feb. 21, 2024

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Hawaii Hokkaido Prefecture Japan musicians Pali Ka‘aihue producers TV shows United States
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