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By July of 1931 the melon season was winding down in Southern California’s Imperial Valley. With fewer runners from the local produce companies wiring eastern …
On the front page of the English section of the December 24, 2016, issue of The Rafu Shimpo, there was a small photograph of the …
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During the early days of agricultural development in California’s Imperial Valley, most of the cotton farmers hailed from Texas and other southern states. They grew …
I sometimes refer to the Imperial Valley as my little inaka corner of the world. Literally translated, inaka (田舎) means “the countryside” or “one’s native …
To create the farming oasis called the Imperial Valley, in 1901 water from the Colorado River was diverted to the middle of the desert that …
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Ask any Nisei from the south end of the Imperial Valley about their childhood Christmas experiences, and their fond reminiscences inevitably take them back to …
Were there samurai in the Imperial Valley? The answer is yes, but that’s not why a suit of samurai armor is on display in the …
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Thirteen-year-old Tatsuo Asamen did not yet have a driver’s license but he nonetheless drove an old farm truck each evening to the corner of a …
7. You have Nisei relatives named Tak, Tad, George, Harry or Shig. — From 101 Ways To Tell If You’re Japanese American Of the various …
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During the cooler months of fall in the Imperial Valley before the war, only one thing was as important, if not more important, than the …
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