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One summer in the early 1950s, a small group of young Nikkei women from the Sawtelle neighborhood o…

Oliver Wang • Nov. 6, 2023

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Journal Entry #1,000 Horsepower: "Taking it for a Spin..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 16, 2022

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Nikkei Car Clubs

Don Mizota was born in Los Angeles in 1940 and as a toddler, he and his family spent the wartime ye…

Oliver Wang • March 12, 2018

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Every Japanese car manufacturer installed here in Brazil needs to subject the design of its product…

Hudson Okada • May 8, 2017

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“Mr K” a Pioneer who brought the First “Cool” Japanese Car to North American markets

How long has it been since Japanese Canadians and Americans started driving cars to suit their own …

Masaki Watanabe • May 7, 2015

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Don Maeda still making crowns at 86 - Part 4 of 4

Read part 3 >>Raising a familyJanet (Carlson) is the eldest daughter. After she earned a doct…

Tom LaVenture • July 21, 2011

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Journal Entry #N990XXXX: "Drivin' Me Bugfu#*!!!..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 2, 2011

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