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It’s been 20 years since I graduated from college (!), and I realized I don’t have much to show from those days. Old, laughably out-of-date …
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The Japanese American National Museum’s current origami instructor and a volunteer since the museum’s opening, Ruthie Kitagawa has been an active member in the community …
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Over the previous four installments of this series, I have attempted to demonstrate many of the ongoing issues here behind-the-scenes at the Japanese American National …
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This article was written in 2003. I haven’t judged the Kohaku Utagassen contest since then, but I’ve attended the event most years. It’s still a …
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Many Japanese Americans—especially older JAs—will be familiar with the name Bill Hosokawa. He wrote a column, “From the Frying Pan,” which was a running commentary …
Erin and I have always been wistfully jealous of our friends in Los Angeles and San Francisco, for lots of reasons but not least the …
Unless you live in California, most Americans can’t imagine what it’s like to be in a minor earthquake, never mind a major one. As a …
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It’s easy to lose sight of someone’s national reputation if that person is a part of the local fabric. I'm reminded of this fact about …
Unlike other Asian cultures, the Japanese don’t celebrate Lunar New Year. Instead, they celebrate the Western calendar New Year, January 1, and some of the …
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Ralph Carr, the man who served as governor of Colorado at the start of World War II, had been largely forgotten for decades. But thanks …
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