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Read Chapter 3 >> Arrival in Vancouver At some point in the mid-1950s, Hyoshiro and Fujiye …

Stanley Kirk • Feb. 11, 2024

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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family

Chapter 3—Childhood Experiences in Taga, Japan

Read Chapter 2 >> Miki had no problem adjusting to Japan due to being only two-years-old w…

Stanley Kirk • Feb. 4, 2024

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Journal Entry #100,000 Follicles in Unison: "Yay Me!..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 27, 2024

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Journal Entry #24 Hours: "Some Days are Too Long..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 16, 2023

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Journal Entry #Multiple Times By Age 30: "Life's Banes..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • July 1, 2023

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Journal Entry #5 Laws: "Rules of the Road..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • June 3, 2023

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Life Lessons of Mottainai

Like many Sansei, I heard the admonishment “mottainai” countless times in my childhood.…

Alden M. Hayashi • April 21, 2023

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Journal Entry #78.79 Years: "This Mortal Coil..."

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

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 21, 2023

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William Saroyan and the search for "The Japanese American Novel"

Normally, when we think about “California” cities, our minds tend to drift to popular d…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 12, 2022

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Karen Maeda Allman's Life in Punk Rock - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> LIFE IN PUNK Tamiko Nimura (TN): It's so fantastic to hear about this I…

Tamiko Nimura • May 22, 2022

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Chapter 4—Return to Canada

Chapter 3—Childhood Experiences in Taga, Japan

Journal Entry #100,000 Follicles in Unison: "Yay Me!..."

Journal Entry #24 Hours: "Some Days are Too Long..."

Journal Entry #Multiple Times By Age 30: "Life's Banes..."

Journal Entry #5 Laws: "Rules of the Road..."

Life Lessons of Mottainai

Journal Entry #78.79 Years: "This Mortal Coil..."

William Saroyan and the search for "The Japanese American Novel"

Karen Maeda Allman's Life in Punk Rock - Part 2