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Edna Horiuchi is a retired teacher. She enjoys traveling, museums, and learning new things.

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Celebrating June Kuramoto, Koto Virtuoso
On Saturday, October 19, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will hold an Arigato Event to…

Oct. 10, 2024

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interviews June Kuramoto koto musical instruments musicians
interviews June Kuramoto koto musical instruments musicians
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BTSD Holds Services for Imperial Valley Ancestors: A Longstanding Memorial Day Weekend Tradition
Editor’s note: Edna Horiuchi, a Sangha member of Senshin Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, grew up in…

Sept. 10, 2024

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Brawley Buddhism Buddhist Temple of San Diego Calexico California El Centro historic sites history Imperial Valley memorials religions Southern California United States
Brawley Buddhism Buddhist Temple of San Diego Calexico California El Centro historic sites history Imperial Valley memorials religions Southern California United States
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Meet Kenyon Mayeda: Bringing a Multigenerational, Multicultural Legacy to JANM
Kenyon Mayeda is the new Chief Impact Officer for the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), a p…

July 2, 2024

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California Chinatowns communities concentration camps Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles Manzanar concentration camp United States U.S.-Japan Council Venice (neighborhood) World War II camps
California Chinatowns communities concentration camps Japanese American National Museum (organization) Los Angeles Manzanar concentration camp United States U.S.-Japan Council Venice (neighborhood) World War II camps
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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
An Albuquerque Childhood
I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico during the 1960’s. My parents had grown up in Hawaii, confiden…

Nov. 3, 2023

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Albuquerque childhood identity New Mexico United States
Albuquerque childhood identity New Mexico United States
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In Their Own Voices: Understanding Heart Mountain through Oral Histories
The book Unforgotten Voices from Heart Mountain by Joanne Oppenheim and Nancy Matsumoto captures th…

Sept. 18, 2023

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Boy Scouts Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Joanne Oppenheim life interviews Nancy Matsumoto oral histories resisters Unforgotten Voices from Heart Mountain (book) United States World War II camps Wyoming
Boy Scouts Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Joanne Oppenheim life interviews Nancy Matsumoto oral histories resisters Unforgotten Voices from Heart Mountain (book) United States World War II camps Wyoming
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Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima, First Topaz Baby
She was the first baby born at the Topaz Concentration Camp in central Utah. The hospital was not c…

June 6, 2023

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California concentration camps Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima museums San Diego Topaz Collages (exhibition) Topaz concentration camp United States Utah Visions Museum of Textile Art World War II World War II camps
California concentration camps Eugenia “Jeanie” Kashima museums San Diego Topaz Collages (exhibition) Topaz concentration camp United States Utah Visions Museum of Textile Art World War II World War II camps
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Navigating With(out) Instruments: traci kato-kiriyama’s art for love, hope, and healing
It was only a year ago that artist traci kato-kiriyama (they + she) launched their second book, Nav…

April 10, 2023

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activism Navigating With(out) Instruments (book) performances social action Tales of Clamor (play) traci akemi kato-kiriyama Tuesday Night Cafe (event) Vigilant Love (organization)
activism Navigating With(out) Instruments (book) performances social action Tales of Clamor (play) traci akemi kato-kiriyama Tuesday Night Cafe (event) Vigilant Love (organization)
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Redress: A film about the Office of Redress Administration
For Emi Kuboyama there was “one story that has been haunting me in a way for decades.”  Now that …

Feb. 15, 2023

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Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Emi Kuboyama Jon Ayon law legislation Office of Redress Administration Redress (film) Redress movement Todd Holmes United States
Civil Liberties Act of 1988 Emi Kuboyama Jon Ayon law legislation Office of Redress Administration Redress (film) Redress movement Todd Holmes United States
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Coronado Japanese community, a Tea Garden, and a Movie Star
Before World War II, there were sixteen Japanese families (including children, about 100 individual…

Aug. 3, 2022

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acting actors artists California Coranado Japanese Tea Garden Coronado entertainers San Diego Sesshū Hayakawa The Dragon Painter (film) United States
acting actors artists California Coranado Japanese Tea Garden Coronado entertainers San Diego Sesshū Hayakawa The Dragon Painter (film) United States
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Nobuko Miyamoto: Giving Voice to Asian American Stories - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> On the influence of Reverend Mas Kodani of Senshin Buddhist Temple (in Los Angeles,…

Feb. 9, 2022

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Buddhism California Islam Los Angeles music Muslims Nobuko Miyamoto Not Yo’ Butterfly (book) religions Senshin Buddhist Temple United States
Buddhism California Islam Los Angeles music Muslims Nobuko Miyamoto Not Yo’ Butterfly (book) religions Senshin Buddhist Temple United States
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