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The Power of Irei
Coming Home: My Family’s Journey to Ireichō
And what we see is our life moving like that along the dark edges of everything, headlights sweep…

Sharon Yamato • Aug. 15, 2023

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Arizona concentration camps families Ireichō Irei (project) Poston concentration camp United States World War II camps
Arizona concentration camps families Ireichō Irei (project) Poston concentration camp United States World War II camps
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Swing Dance and Music in Camp
What was it like to grow up behind barbed wire? JANM’s exhibition, Don’t Fence Me In: C…

Helen Yoshida • July 25, 2023

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dance Don't Fence Me In (exhibition) Japanese American National Museum music swing dance swing music World War II camps
dance Don't Fence Me In (exhibition) Japanese American National Museum music swing dance swing music World War II camps
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The Power of Irei
A Humble Man: 442nd Veteran Hiroshi Kunimura Honored at Ireichō
When Dennis Kunimura suggested to his father, 98-year-old former 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT)…

Sharon Yamato • July 4, 2023

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442nd Regimental Combat Team Arizona armed forces Chicago concentration camps Hiroshi Kunimura Illinois Ireichō Irei (project) Poston concentration camp retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II camps
442nd Regimental Combat Team Arizona armed forces Chicago concentration camps Hiroshi Kunimura Illinois Ireichō Irei (project) Poston concentration camp retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II camps
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On Nikkei
Part 31 (Part 2): Interview with Nakahiro Iwata, translator of "Setsuko's Secret"
Read the first part >> The journey to publishing in Japanese --How did the Japanese version c…

Ryusuke Kawai • June 24, 2023

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Daniel K. Inouye Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese language languages Nakahiro Iwata Setsuko's Secret (book) translations United States U.S. Senate World War II camps Wyoming
Daniel K. Inouye Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese language languages Nakahiro Iwata Setsuko's Secret (book) translations United States U.S. Senate World War II camps Wyoming
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On Nikkei
Part 31 (first half): Interview with Nakahiro Iwata, translator of "Setsuko's Secret"
The recently published Japanese translation of "Setsuko's Secret: Heart Mountain and the …

Ryusuke Kawai • June 23, 2023

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Daniel K. Inouye Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese language languages Nakahiro Iwata Setsuko's Secret (book) translations United States U.S. Senate World War II camps Wyoming
Daniel K. Inouye Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese language languages Nakahiro Iwata Setsuko's Secret (book) translations United States U.S. Senate World War II camps Wyoming
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On Nikkei
Episode 30: "Setsuko's Secret" - Memories of Internment
Another book has been published in Japan that conveys the gravity of the fact that Japanese Americ…

Ryusuke Kawai • June 9, 2023

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Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Setsuko's Secret (book) Shirley Ann Higuchi United States World War II camps Wyoming
Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Setsuko's Secret (book) Shirley Ann Higuchi United States World War II camps Wyoming
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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging
Chapter 2—Role Reversal
Yujin’s was the first familiar face I saw after arriving in Tokyo. Our reunion was on a str…

Lon Kurashige • May 26, 2023

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families Japan Japanese Americans prejudices racism World War II camps
families Japan Japanese Americans prejudices racism World War II camps
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Book review: Beyond the Betrayal, The Memoir of a World War II Japanese American Draft Resister of Conscience
Yoshito Kuromiya was one of 63 Nisei who resisted being drafted during World War II from the Heart …

Pamela A. Okano • March 31, 2023

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Arthur A. Hansen Beyond the Betrayal (book) biographies book reviews draft resisters Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee memoirs resisters reviews United States World War II camps Wyoming Yoshito Kuromiya
Arthur A. Hansen Beyond the Betrayal (book) biographies book reviews draft resisters Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee memoirs resisters reviews United States World War II camps Wyoming Yoshito Kuromiya
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A Letter to My Community Urging Protection of Minidoka
Dear Japanese American Community, If I don’t already know you, I hope to meet you someday &m…

Erin Shigaki • March 19, 2023

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Idaho letters Minidoka (city) United States World War II camps
Idaho letters Minidoka (city) United States World War II camps
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Katase Tanaka Family: Returning to Sonora After the Concentration of the Great War
At the start of 1942, Japanese immigrant communities living in diverse areas of North America start…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Feb. 1, 2023

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Asaji Katase Baja California brides Hermosillo Mexico Mexico City picture brides Sonora Tlalpan wives World War II World War II camps
Asaji Katase Baja California brides Hermosillo Mexico Mexico City picture brides Sonora Tlalpan wives World War II World War II camps
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