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@gmipsc560

East Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2025 last login 3 months ago
@MichaelChing

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2024 last login 1 year ago
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@esnewman

Esther Newman moved from Encinitas CA to Hawaii in 2016. After a career in marketing and media production for Ohio’s Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, she completed an M.A. in twentieth century American history, concentrating on Latin American Japanese during WWII. Her interests include topics affecting the Japanese Diaspora: internment, migration, assimilation and preserving cultural identity.

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2011 last login 1+ years ago
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@RKPY

I am an American of Filipino and Japanese descent that's interested in Japanese-American culture.

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2021 last login 1+ years ago
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@tori

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2017 last login 1+ years ago
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@Awakumea

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Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2021 last login 1+ years ago
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@darrenfujitani

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2021 last login 1+ years ago
@KondoIsami

Sansei Architect born and raised in Hawaii.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2018 last login 1+ years ago
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@kotonk

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2013 last login 1+ years ago
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@vhashimoto

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2018 last login 1+ years ago
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@holokai

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2008 last login 1+ years ago
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@Wright

Daughter of Maj. William P. Wright, Executive Officer of 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, 442nd RCT from Camp Shelby to July 1945

Waipahu, Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
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@jheit

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
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@PapaTsushima

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
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@Aifallas

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
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@hikato

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2016 last login 1+ years ago
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@jnagasawa

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2015 last login 1+ years ago
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@StanleyYamada

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2009 last login 1+ years ago
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@alenet

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2014 last login 1+ years ago
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@KatyBoom

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2014 last login 1+ years ago
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@colettemasu

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2013 last login 1+ years ago
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@OkawariOnegai

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2012 last login 1+ years ago
communities families Japantowns
@nikkeisansei

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2010 last login 1+ years ago
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@lnovak

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2012 last login 1+ years ago
@wtakabayashi

Wayne Takabayashi is the Director of Operations for Spooky Kine Investigations, a paranormal research, investigation & consultation team which proudly serves Hawai'i's communities and its people.

Hawaii, United States of America Nima since 2011 last login 1+ years ago
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Matthew Sueda @msueda

Matthew Sueda is a Yonsei based in Hawaiʻi. Matt began volunteering for Discover Nikkei in late 2024 and has written stories about Issei photographer George Masa, an exhibition about ceramicist and educator Minnie Negoro, and Amy “Emiko” Hever, the Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Trust.

Matt works in tourism management with a focus on destination stewardship. He holds degrees from the University of Tokyo and from Swarthmore College, where he majored in Japanese. He also volunteers with the Hawaiʻi Japanese Center, supporting its archival and exhibition efforts.

What do you like most about Discover Nikkei?
Discover Nikkei provides a thoughtful space for voices from across the global Nikkei community. I appreciate the platform’s attention to context and the way it highlights both shared heritage and individual journeys. Interviewing people from different walks of life and learning from their stories has been a privilege, and I look forward to contributing more in the future.

How do you connect to your Nikkei identity?
I connect to my Nikkei identity through language and the community histories around me. Volunteering with the Hawaiʻi Japanese Center has given me a chance to work with documents and artifacts that reflect the everyday lives of Hawaiʻi’s Nikkei families. Many of these materials are in Japanese, and engaging with them has helped me better understand the challenges and hopes of earlier generations. It’s been a grounding experience and a reminder that our stories are interconnected.

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