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Family Man - Kurt Suzuki
When you enter Kurt Suzuki’s home in Redondo Beach, California, you are struck by what is mis…

Alan Suemori • June 25, 2023

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baseball families Hawaii Kurt Suzuki Maui United States
baseball families Hawaii Kurt Suzuki Maui United States
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MIS Veteran From Maui: Gulstan Napoleon Toshisuke Enomoto
In the buildup to World War II, followed by Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, …

Byrnes Yamashita • June 21, 2023

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armed forces Gulstan Napoleon Toshisuke Enomoto Hawaii Maui retired military personnel United States veterans World War II
armed forces Gulstan Napoleon Toshisuke Enomoto Hawaii Maui retired military personnel United States veterans World War II
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Honoring the Legacy—Arthur Ushijima
The Queen’s Health System – Fulfilling a Royal Legacy As a child growing up on Maui,…

Melvin Inamasu +1 • June 14, 2023

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Arthur Ushijima Hawaii healthcare Honolulu hospitals Maui medical care Oahu The Queen’s Health System The Queen’s Medical Center United States
Arthur Ushijima Hawaii healthcare Honolulu hospitals Maui medical care Oahu The Queen’s Health System The Queen’s Medical Center United States
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Candies Falling from the Sky
I was drafted into the U. S. Army in June 1945 from Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. After basic training i…

Kenichi “Ken” Sato • Jan. 15, 2023

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Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) families Fukushima Prefecture Hawaii Japan Maui postwar Tohoku United States World War II
Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) families Fukushima Prefecture Hawaii Japan Maui postwar Tohoku United States World War II
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Maui Taiko
Kay Fukumoto of Maui Taiko is the embodiment of a treasured legacy that continues to resonate today…

George Furukawa • Aug. 8, 2022

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Buddhism drum Fukushima Prefecture Hawaii Japan Kay Fukumoto Maui Maui Taiko Obon religions taiko Tohoku United States
Buddhism drum Fukushima Prefecture Hawaii Japan Kay Fukumoto Maui Maui Taiko Obon religions taiko Tohoku United States
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Carrying On at Pukalani Superette
Sansei Nakashima Brothers Are Leading Their Family Store Into Its Sixth Decade of Business Rice&md…

Melissa Tanji • May 26, 2016

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business economics families family-owned businesses food grocery stores Hawaii management Maui Pukalani Superette stores Tanizaki Store United States
business economics families family-owned businesses food grocery stores Hawaii management Maui Pukalani Superette stores Tanizaki Store United States
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Wartime Wailuku: A Kid's Perspective
It must have been around 1944, because Maui seemed to be overrun by servicemen: soldiers, marines…

Hiroshi Kato • March 30, 2016

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armed forces children communities Hawaii Maui military racism sailors United States Wailuku World War II
armed forces children communities Hawaii Maui military racism sailors United States Wailuku World War II
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The History and Legacy of “Ragtag” Plantation Kids Who Became National Champion Swimmers
My favorite southern California bookstore is in Santa Barbara. Although located in a commonplace …

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • March 8, 2016

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athletes athletics Hawaii Julie Checkoway Maui Olympics Soichi Sakamoto sports swimming The Three-Year Swim Club (book) Three Year Swim Club (play) United States World War II
athletes athletics Hawaii Julie Checkoway Maui Olympics Soichi Sakamoto sports swimming The Three-Year Swim Club (book) Three Year Swim Club (play) United States World War II
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
The Shigenaga Brothers’ Detention on Angel Island and the Continent During World War II
Kakuro’s life in Hawai`i and arrest Kakuro Shigenaga was born in the Hibagun district of H…

Grant Din • Nov. 10, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) California Camp Forest Camp Livingston Camp McCoy internment camp concentration camps Department of Justice camps enemy aliens Fort Missoula internment camp generations Hawaii Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Louisiana Maui medals migration Montana New Mexico noncitizens persons Santa Fe internment camp Shigeo Shigenaga Tennessee United States U.S. Army internment camps Wisconsin World War II World War II camps
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The Artist as Ghost Hunter: Edwin Ushiro and Envisioning Spirits
“One girl cried,” says Edwin Ushiro, recalling an audience member’s reaction to h…

Darryl Mori • Feb. 4, 2013

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Art Center College of Design artists arts California Edwin Ushiro exhibitions fiction ghosts ghost stories Hawaii Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Maui obake Pasadena religion Salon Pop (series) supernatural Supernatural (exhibition) United States
Art Center College of Design artists arts California Edwin Ushiro exhibitions fiction ghosts ghost stories Hawaii Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Maui obake Pasadena religion Salon Pop (series) supernatural Supernatural (exhibition) United States
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