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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Vancouver, Prewar Edition}

The history of Japanese immigration to Canada is said to have begun with the arrival of Nagano Manzo in 1877. …

Tetsuya Hirahara • Feb. 20, 2023 - March 13, 2023

Tessaku

Tessaku was the name of a short-lived magazine published at the Tule Lake concentration camp during World War II. It …

Emiko Tsuchida • Dec. 19, 2016 - Feb. 19, 2023

Illinois Japanese Unknown Heroes

Before World War II, there were far fewer Japanese in Chicago than after the war. As a result, more attention …

Takako Day • June 5, 2022 - Oct. 30, 2022

A record of my mother, born in Manchuria, who returned to Japan after the war

Before World War II, Japanese people migrated to a wide range of areas in Asia, and as of 1940, there …

Keiko Fukuda • Oct. 5, 2022 - Oct. 19, 2022

Nikkei Chronicles #11—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community

The theme of the 11th edition of Nikkei Chronicles—Itadakimasu 3! Nikkei Food, Family, and Community—takes a look at several questions, …

Chiana Fujiwara +14 • June 8, 2022 - Oct. 12, 2022

Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto

This series delves into Wakaji Matsumoto’s life as a farmer turned photographer in Los Angeles and Hiroshima before World War …

Karen Matsumoto +1 • Sept. 19, 2022 - Oct. 3, 2022

Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Seattle Edition}

Radio broadcasting began in the Seattle area in 1921. During this time, Japanese radio programs, including Japanese language programs and …

Tetsuya Hirahara • Sept. 12, 2022 - Oct. 3, 2022

Lilly Krohn: Out of Suffering Have Emerged the Strongest Souls

Based on her testimony, this series depicts the life of Lilly Krohn, who was born in Japan and experienced her …

Jon Stroud • July 24, 2022 - Aug. 21, 2022

9th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Each year, the Little Tokyo Historical Society’s Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest heightens awareness of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo …

George Cooksey +4 • May 27, 2022 - June 24, 2022

80 Years Since the Internment of Japanese Canadians

February 19, 1942, when Executive Order 9066 was issued, is the “Day of Remembrance” for Japanese Americans. This day should …

Yusuke Tanaka • April 25, 2022 - May 9, 2022

People on the Move: Postwar Return to America and Postwar Japanese Immigrants

When we hear the word "immigration," some may imagine someone moving from one country to another. In the immigration history …

Masako Miki • March 7, 2022 - April 18, 2022

Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In Japanese, kizuna means strong emotional bonds. In 2011, we invited our global Nikkei community to contribute to a special …

Gil Asakawa +34 • April 9, 2020 - April 1, 2022

Japanese Christians in Chicago

Many Japanese who came to the United States were originally Buddhists. However, Buddhism was not a popular belief among Japanese …

Takako Day • July 18, 2021 - March 13, 2022

The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

Lic. Alberto Matsumoto examines the many different aspects of the Nikkei in Japan, from migration politics regarding the labor market …

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Dec. 14, 2007 - Feb. 14, 2022

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

Around 1960, Kato Shinichi drove around the US, visiting the footsteps of the first generation of Japanese immigrants and compiling …

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 13, 2020 - Jan. 28, 2022

Suspicious Points of Contact in Pre-War Chicago

This series tells the stories of Japanese and Japanese Americans in Chicago and the Midwest prior to and during World …

Takako Day • March 27, 2019 - Jan. 9, 2022

Quiet Warriors

On February 19, 1942, two months after the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. Almost …

Mikiko Amagai • Jan. 26, 2021 - Dec. 20, 2021

Ten Days of Cleanup

Hiroko Houki, the proprietor of the cleaning business, Souji RS, reluctantly agrees to take on a mysterious client who wants …

Naomi Hirahara • Dec. 4, 2020 - Nov. 4, 2021

Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

The theme of the 10th edition of Nikkei Chronicles—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities—takes a look at intergenerational relationships in …

Clarice Satiko Aoto +28 • May 30, 2021 - Oct. 20, 2021

The Power of Place: James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Persistence of Memory

Seventy-eight years ago, James Hatsuaki Wakasa was shot and killed while walking his dog in the Utah desert. In a …

Jeff Burton +1 • June 13, 2021 - July 11, 2021

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