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Nisei on his father’s side and Sansei on his mother’s, Tadashi Gabriel Nishihira Katsur…

Tatiana Maebuchi • March 26, 2024

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Stephanie Ajifu, Shibuchoo, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko LA—Reflects on her Okinawan Cultural Heritage

On March 9, 2024, Discover Nikkei will host “Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Iden…

Karen Kawaguchi • March 6, 2024

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Aiko Yamada: Eisa to Remember Peru

Aiko Yamada Yoshimoto grew up in Lima, Peru, but her connection to traditional eisa dance of Okinaw…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Feb. 22, 2024

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John Azama: The Peruvian Nikkei Who Revitalized Ryukyu Damashii, the Eisa Group of Dallas-Fort Worth

“I was a very shy child,” he confesses, preferring to be at the back of the group durin…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Feb. 16, 2024

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Reunion with my roots

It is difficult for me to tell this, I do not know if this scene was repeated in all Okinawan homes…

Roberto Oshiro Teruya • Sept. 25, 2017

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ボリビア・サンタクルスの｢慰霊祭｣

南アメリカの地図を開いてみて、ボリビア国が大陸の真ん中に位置することがお分かりいただけるかと思う。南米地図をさらに最北端と最南端を縦線でつなぎ、ボリビア国を通過するように東西の横線を引いて十字架を…

Takashi Aniya • May 1, 2009

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Kariyushi Eisá Daiko—The Group Preserves and Disseminates Okinawa’s Cultural Legacy

Stephanie Ajifu, Shibuchoo, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko LA—Reflects on her Okinawan Cultural Heritage

Aiko Yamada: Eisa to Remember Peru

John Azama: The Peruvian Nikkei Who Revitalized Ryukyu Damashii, the Eisa Group of Dallas-Fort Worth

Reunion with my roots

ボリビア・サンタクルスの｢慰霊祭｣