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In my efforts to learn about Nisei soldier history, I inevitably began to learn more about the inca…

Byrnes Yamashita • March 7, 2023

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The new challenges of the new era: connecting Nikkei across space, time and generations

My grandparents left Japan aboard the ship Ruys on July 11, 1957, heading to the port of Santos and…

Clarice Satiko Aoto • Dec. 8, 2021

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The father of Kagawa Prefecture's overseas immigrants: Shinichi Imayuki's passion and achievements

Part 1: Passion for moving abroad

Modern Japanese overseas immigration began with 153 Japanese who arrived in Hawaii in 1868, as a re…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • May 24, 2021

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"Nice to meet you! “My name is Narumi Akita.” "As?" “Na – ru – mi” “Aaah, and where …

Narumi Akita • March 15, 2021

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Executive Order 9066 and the Persecution of Japanese Immigrants in Latin America

In February 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, authorizing the internm…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Feb. 19, 2021

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The Nobel Prize in Literature, established in 1901, was only awarded in seven years throughout its …

Carlos Arasaki • Jan. 25, 2021

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2021 Paraguay COPANI ~ My wish - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> In recent years, many Nikkei leaders have expressed fatigue at the COPANI conf…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • April 15, 2020

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2021 Paraguay COPANI ~ My wish - Part 1

The first COPANI (Convención Panamericana Nikkei) was held in Mexico City in 1981, and the 20th was…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • April 14, 2020

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The role of the second generation and beyond in the "Kenjinkai" and building bridges into the future

In recent years, the form and role of "kenjinkai," which was a tool for communication bet…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • April 3, 2020

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Japan in the Heisei Era and Japanese South American Workers Who Have Established Their Lives

In 2019, the era name "Heisei" ended in Japan and "Reiwa" began. The 31-year He…

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Feb. 24, 2020

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Seiichi Higashide — A Man With Three Homelands

The new challenges of the new era: connecting Nikkei across space, time and generations

Part 1: Passion for moving abroad

The puzzle piece

Executive Order 9066 and the Persecution of Japanese Immigrants in Latin America

Being Nikkei

2021 Paraguay COPANI ~ My wish - Part 2

2021 Paraguay COPANI ~ My wish - Part 1

The role of the second generation and beyond in the "Kenjinkai" and building bridges into the future

Japan in the Heisei Era and Japanese South American Workers Who Have Established Their Lives