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Collective Future

Victor Nishio Yasuoka experiments with Nikkei life in Peru. He asks himself, “What is being Nikkei?” so as to imagine …

Victor Nishio Yasuoka • April 29, 2008 - Dec. 6, 2012

Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture

For many Nikkei around the world, food is often the strongest and most lasting connection they have with their culture. …

Silvia Lumy Akioka +40 • May 3, 2012 - Nov. 22, 2012

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

The Asian American Literary Review

The Asian American Literary Review is a space for writers who consider the designation “Asian American” a fruitful starting point …

Jeffrey Angles +12 • Feb. 7, 2010 - Aug. 12, 2012

The JABA Legacy Project: Pioneering Jurists in the Nikkei Community

The Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) Legacy Project aims to create profiles of prominent jurists in the Japanese American community …

Lawrence Lan • July 24, 2012 - Aug. 7, 2012

Voices of Chicago

The articles in this series were originally published in Voices of Chicago, the online journal of the Chicago Japanese American …

Chicago Japanese American Historical Society +23 • Sept. 1, 2005 - Aug. 1, 2012

Producing Japanese American History: An exploration through the JANM archives

Greetings Discover Nikkei! While we all know that Discover Nikkei is a global project online, did you know that it …

Dean Ryuta Adachi • Dec. 15, 2011 - May 31, 2012

APA Spotlight

"APA Spotlight" is a regular interview series on 8asians.com by Koji Steven Sakai interviewing Asian American community leaders from around …

Koji Steven Sakai • Dec. 16, 2010 - March 27, 2012

Farewell to Manzanar—DVD Introduces Film to a New Generation

In 1976, the TV film Farewell to Manzanar, based on the book by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, was broadcast on NBC. …

Esther Newman • Oct. 7, 2011 - Jan. 16, 2012

OHAYO Bom dia

My grandfather immigrated to Brazil from Japan about 100 years ago, and I was born in Brazil. That is why …

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • July 20, 2011 - Dec. 7, 2011

Research on Japanese American Literary Magazines: Focusing on Japanese Language Magazines

Many Japanese-language magazines for Japanese Americans were lost during the chaotic times of war and the postwar period, and were …

Sataye Shinoda +1 • Jan. 7, 2011 - Nov. 25, 2011

The United States Vs. Takaichi Sakai

Koji Sakai writes about his grandfather's experiences during World War II. "I believe my Grandfather’s World War II experience is …

Koji Steven Sakai • Sept. 2, 2011 - Sept. 30, 2011

Japanese education across the ocean

The second installment of the Discover Nikkei column by Sachio Negawa of the University of Brasilia. As an example of …

Sachio Negawa • Sept. 18, 2008 - Aug. 30, 2011

Yonsei Study Abroad

Nathan Kenji Kasai is a fourth generation Japanese American foreign exchange student at Ristumeikan University in Kyoto. He is studying …

Nathan Kenji Kasai • May 9, 2011 - Aug. 26, 2011

Excerpts from "Dream of the water children, dream of the water children"

This is an anthropology of memory, a journal and memoir, a work of creative non-fiction. It combines memories from recall, …

Fredrick Cloyd • June 10, 2011 - Aug. 5, 2011

Ono Family during World War II

This series shares the stories of the author’s family and relatives during their tumultuous journey from when Japan attacked Pearl …

Gary T. Ono • Dec. 2, 2009 - June 1, 2011

To and from Manzanar

This is a column series by Takamichi Go, who studied in the United States in 2002 and became interested in …

Takamichi "Taka" Go • April 9, 2008 - April 28, 2011

West Coast Nikkei Eldercare: Planning for New and More Diverse Systems of Care

Nikkei eldercare was the right choice for my Japanese-speaking Issei grandmother, but will it be the choice my Nisei mother …

Nancy Matsumoto • March 25, 2010 - April 8, 2011

From Densho's Archives

Densho has collected hundreds of hours of video testimony and tens of thousands of historical images. This series presents selections …

Denshō • Nov. 8, 2006 - March 16, 2011

Stories of Students Coming to Japan - Migration Research by Members of the Migration Research Group

The Migration Study Group was formed in 2005 with the aim of students living in the Kansai region working together …

Yoshitaka Hibi +7 • May 14, 2009 - March 2, 2011

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