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Background and Issue Awareness: YOKOHAMA, CALIFORNIA is the title of an LP record released by Asian…

Minoru Kanda • March 26, 2012

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GIDRA: The Voice of the Asian American Movement

Barefoot Journalism. A three-headed Japanese monster. Youth struggling to define themselves in a so…

Yoshimi Kawashima • Jan. 12, 2012

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The Accidental Actor: On Location with the Cast and Crew of Infinity and Chashu Ramen

I have spent a great deal of my life trying not to be conspicuous. Maybe it’s the result of m…

Ben Arikawa • Dec. 6, 2011

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A Heart Without Boundaries - Part 3

Read Part 2 >>In December 1960, looking for a bigger home for their six kids, Yuri and Bill m…

Maya Kochiyama • Aug. 24, 2011

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becky nao kicked me so my shins turned purple taunted me daily mimicking my voice becky nao believe…

Yuri Kageyama • Aug. 13, 2011

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Ellen Somekawa, Executive Director, Asian Americans United

Ellen Somekawa is a third-generation Japanese American from Minneapolis. There she was an activist …

Koji Steven Sakai • Aug. 3, 2011

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A Grandmother's Legacy

Imagine spending your childhood hearing stories about how your grandmother took over the Statue of …

Krista Chavez • July 28, 2011

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Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Chair, UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi is professor in the Asian American Studies Department, and affiliate of the As…

Koji Steven Sakai • July 19, 2011

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Karen Narasaki, President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center

Karen K. Narasaki is the President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center (AAJ…

Koji Steven Sakai • June 23, 2011

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Their Struggles Are Our Struggles - Part 2

>> Part 1Nakamura is a Yonsei with a passion for music, sports, and storytelling. At 30 years…

Mia Nakaji Monnier • Jan. 21, 2011

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Folk Songs Left by the 1970’s Asian American Movement - Part 1

GIDRA: The Voice of the Asian American Movement

The Accidental Actor: On Location with the Cast and Crew of Infinity and Chashu Ramen

A Heart Without Boundaries - Part 3

becky nao

Ellen Somekawa, Executive Director, Asian Americans United

A Grandmother's Legacy

Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Chair, UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Karen Narasaki, President and Executive Director of the Asian American Justice Center

Their Struggles Are Our Struggles - Part 2