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Nima of the month: February 2017

I am Yonsei, currently based in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. I created Tessaku to honor and preserve the experiences, wisdom, and memories of our Japanese American elders who lived through WWII.

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Emiko Tsuchida on How Her Grandmother’s Story Helped Her Write Her Own
Though I often focus on my grandfather’s acts of defiance and resistance when I talk about my…

March 11, 2024

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Diana Emiko Tsuchida
Diana Emiko Tsuchida
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Setsuko Moriya — Part 3
Read Part 2 >> What is that story? He didn't have any papers, so I guess he got on the sh…

Feb. 19, 2023

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Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Sacramento Setsuko Moriya Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
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Setsuko Moriya — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> So they're doing chicken farming and so I imagine for them they, they ha…

Feb. 12, 2023

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Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Sacramento Setsuko Moriya Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Sacramento Setsuko Moriya Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
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Setsuko Moriya — Part 1
“When you think about now, politically, we listen to the news of what’s happening in …

Feb. 5, 2023

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Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Sacramento Setsuko Moriya Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
Amache concentration camp California Colorado concentration camps Sacramento Setsuko Moriya Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II camps
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Doug Matsuda - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> When did your dad start sharing what happened in camp? I would ask him eve…

Dec. 5, 2021

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Arizona concentration camps Doug Matsuda Frank Matsuda generations Japanese Americans Kibei Nisei Poston concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
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Doug Matsuda - Part 1
“If I was my dad, I would’ve done the same thing. You’ve taken everything away …

Nov. 28, 2021

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Arizona concentration camps Doug Matsuda Frank Matsuda generations Japanese Americans Kibei Nisei Poston concentration camp Saburo Kido United States World War II World War II camps
Arizona concentration camps Doug Matsuda Frank Matsuda generations Japanese Americans Kibei Nisei Poston concentration camp Saburo Kido United States World War II World War II camps
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Leland Inaba - Part 4
Read part 3 >> Now, jumping ahead to when the redress happened and the Civil Liberties Act w…

Nov. 21, 2021

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dentists families postwar Redress movement World War II World War II camps
dentists families postwar Redress movement World War II World War II camps
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Leland Inaba - Part 3
Read Part 2 >> And I meant to ask you before, was your mother working before you left for ca…

Nov. 14, 2021

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Crystal City internment camp Crystal City (Texas) Department of Justice camps optometrists postwar Texas United States World War II World War II camps
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Leland Inaba - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> So do you remember your parents saying anything about this tension or the war…

Nov. 7, 2021

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California concentration camps Crystal City internment camp Crystal City (Texas) Department of Justice camps Lordsburg internment camp Manzanar concentration camp New Mexico Riverside Texas United States World War II World War II camps
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Leland Inaba - Part 1
“I think the main thing is that they had themselves had nothing to do with the problem betw…

Oct. 31, 2021

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California concentration camps dentists farmers Manzanar concentration camp poultry farming Riverside United States World War II World War II camps
California concentration camps dentists farmers Manzanar concentration camp poultry farming Riverside United States World War II World War II camps
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