Discover Nikkei

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Series

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Japan in the World and the World
150 years have passed since the Kanrin Maru arrived in America, and since Japan's transition to modern society, many Japanese …

Ryusuke Kawai • July 28, 2010 - Nov. 19, 2010

Japan Journal
A collection of Norm Ibuki's writings from 1995 to 2004 about his experiences while living in Sendai, Japan. Originally published …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Jan. 1, 2013 - Jan. 31, 2014

JET Tales from Aomori
This column was contributed by Allison Reed, a second year Assistant Language Teacher on the JET (Japanese Exchange and Teaching) …

Allison Reed • April 4, 2007 - Dec. 28, 2007

Kibalamba in the Land of Samba! ~The 100-Year History of Brazilian Amami Immigration~
In 1918, the "Amami women" began to migrate en masse to Brazil from the Amami Islands, located between Kagoshima and …

Saori Kato • Feb. 4, 2019 - March 11, 2019

Killer Roll
Maki Mitchell, one of the few female Japanese chefs in the world, works at Yudai’s Corner, a sushi bar in …

Naomi Hirahara • Oct. 4, 2018 - Sept. 4, 2019

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

Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
In Japanese, kizuna means strong emotional bonds. This series shares stories about Nikkei individual and/or community reaction and perspectives on …

Gil Asakawa +31 • March 18, 2011 - March 11, 2023

Koji's Column
“Koji’s Column” is a column series contributed by Japanese American National Museum staff member, Koji Steven Sakai. His column explores …

Koji Steven Sakai • Dec. 13, 2006 - Nov. 9, 2012

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

Little Momo in the Big Apple
A column of reflections written from the perspective of a Nikkei, an American, an Asian American, a native Californian, a Japanese American …

Simone Momoye Fujita • Jan. 18, 2008 - Dec. 19, 2008

Little Tokyo Community Profiles
Discover Nikkei partnered with Professor Morgan Pitelka of Occidental College and his students taking the Spring 2009 seminar “Japanophilia: Orientalism, …

Caitlin Anderson +10 • April 10, 2009 - June 23, 2009

Little Tokyo Community Profiles - 2010
In the Spring of 2010, Discover Nikkei partnered with Professor Morgan Pitelka of Occidental College and his students taking the …

Janelle Curtis +9 • April 26, 2010 - June 28, 2010

Mensole! Okinawa in the USA
Keiko Fukuda's seventh installment of her series on the Okinawan community in America. Reprinted from US Frontline , a free …

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 17, 2008 - March 29, 2008

Much Mahalos
In this series, acclaimed author "Da Pidgin Guerrilla" Lee A. Tonouchi uses the language of Hawai‘i Creole, a.k.a. Pidgin, to talk …

Lee A. Tonouchi • Oct. 11, 2023 - May 13, 2024

My Name is Neal
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent.

Neal Yamamoto • Nov. 24, 2007 - May 25, 2024

Nanka Nikkei Voices
Nanka Nikkei Voices (NNV) is a publication of the Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California. Nanka means “Southern California.” …

Ellen Endo +18 • Oct. 26, 2010 - March 15, 2016

News from Nippon Mura, Brazil
This is a 15-part column that introduces the lives and thoughts of the Japanese community in a small town in …

Shigeo Nakamura • Feb. 1, 2007 - June 26, 2008

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 Nikkei …

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

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

Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
Our theme for the 12th edition of Nikkei Chronicles—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage—asked participants to reflect upon several …

Edna Hiromi Ogihara Cardoso +13 • July 14, 2023 - Nov. 16, 2023

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