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Read Part 4 (1) >> In 1938, Aiji Tashiro was recruited as a faculty member at Appalachian St…

Greg Robinson • March 5, 2024

Susan Miyagi McCormac Leads JapanCulture•NYC: Sharing Her Passion for Japanese Culture and Japanese Life in New York City

As the founder and editor-in-chief of JapanCulture•NYC, an English-language resource fo…

Karen Kawaguchi • Aug. 21, 2023

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Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30

Vini Taguchi, A Civil Engineer for Social Justice—Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Joining the JACL The Kakehashi program was Vini’s first experie…

Esther Newman • July 28, 2022

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Rereading "The Centennial History of Japanese Americans in the United States" - Tracing the Records of the Pioneers

No. 29 Japanese Americans in the Southern Atlantic States

The first mass migration to the East Coast? The southern Atlantic states that "The Centennial …

Ryusuke Kawai • Sept. 25, 2015

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Growing Up Japanese in the South

“Tazuko, don’t marry him! He’s an American!” My grandma’s father wa…

Danielle Arikawa • April 2, 2008

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The Okinawan Wives Club

A few years ago, I came up with an idea to make a documentary about overseas Okinawan communities. …

Bobby Okinaka • Feb. 22, 2008

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Part 4 (2): Aiji Tashiro—Architect

Susan Miyagi McCormac Leads JapanCulture•NYC: Sharing Her Passion for Japanese Culture and Japanese Life in New York City

Vini Taguchi, A Civil Engineer for Social Justice—Part 2

No. 29 Japanese Americans in the Southern Atlantic States

Growing Up Japanese in the South

The Okinawan Wives Club