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I was born in São Gotardo, a Brazilian city in the interior of Minas Gerais, where there is still a large presence of Japanese descendants. …
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Read Part 1 >> Vancouver Speaks... Sansei Howard Shimokura of Vancouver, 82, says: “I use both terms but never interchangeably. They are not equivalent. In …
When I got a “No comment,” response from Karah Goshinmon Foster, Executive Director, Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre (NNMCC), speaking on behalf of the …
International Nikkei Day is celebrated on June 20th. This year, due to the world situation, the celebrations took place in other formats. In the city of …
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Read Part 1 >> Support for Nikkei Communities Before World War II, Japanese overseas migration projects were conducted by the central government, prefectural governments and …
Japanese emigrants and their descendants have played an important role in the development of Brazil for more than a century. In this article, we look …
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Read Part 1 >> What does being Nikkei mean to you today? Being Nikkei today means being aware of who I am regarding my personal …
Nation of Birds What if our only home were the air And our wings flapping through it? And time the space we lived in And …
Travel uproots daily routines for new places and new discoveries. But, somehow, my own discoveries in my own travels have often given me deeper roots—especially …
If you’re a Japanese-American who lives on the East or West Coast, chances are, there are myriad ways to celebrate and nurture your Nikkei heritage …
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Episode 12 April 11 at 4 p.m. (HST) | 7 p.m. (PDT) Featured Nima: Kristen Nemoto Jay Guest Host: Shari Y. Tamashiro
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