@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.
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Farewell to Manzanar—DVD Introduces Film to a New Generation
The Actors’ Perspective
Farewell to Manzanar, adapted from the memoir that Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston penned with her husband…
Jan. 16, 2012
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actors
Akemi Kikumura Yano
artists
California
Clyde Kusatsu
concentration camps
East West Players (organization)
entertainers
Farewell to Manzanar (film) (book)
films
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
John Korty
Manzanar concentration camp
Momo Yashima
movies
United States
World War II camps
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Farewell to Manzanar—DVD Introduces Film to a New Generation
An interview with John Korty, director of “Farewell To Manzanar”
“I was always out to change the world...”John Korty’s remarkable success in the film indu…
Oct. 19, 2011
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The Morey Family: A Self-Guided Walking Tour through Little Tokyo History
Four generations of the Morey family have been a part of Little Tokyo’s business community. Three g…
Nov. 4, 2011
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Farewell to Manzanar—DVD Introduces Film to a New Generation
Timeless and Timely
Nearly seventy years have passed since the first busload of Japanese Americans arrived at Manzanar,…
Oct. 7, 2011
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Henry and Helen Yasuda: Family Values, Nikkei Values - Part 2
Read Part 1 >>Only a few days after Henry and Helen’s wedding ceremony, Henry left for Korea where …
April 27, 2011
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Arkansas
armed forces
birthdays
British Columbia
Buddhism
Burnaby
California
Canada
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Crystal City internment camp
Department of Justice camps
docents
families
gaman (values)
generations
Helen Yasuda
Henry Yasuda
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Jerome concentration camp
kanreki (60th birthday)
Kibei
Korean War, 1950-1953
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
metaphysics
Nikkei
Nisei
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (organization)
parents
psychology
religions
retired military personnel
Texas
theory of knowledge
United States
values
veterans
volunteerism
World War II camps
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Henry and Helen Yasuda: Family Values, Nikkei Values - Part 1
Yamato Damashi translates to “Japanese Spirit.” It’s painted in calligraphy on a scroll that hangs …
April 20, 2011
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aesthetics
Arkansas
armed forces
British Columbia
Buddhism
Burnaby
California
Canada
concentration camps
Crystal City internment camp
Department of Justice camps
docents
families
gaman (values)
generations
Helen Yasuda
Henry Yasuda
Japanese American National Museum
Japanese American National Museum (organization)
Jerome concentration camp
Kibei
Korean War, 1950-1953
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
metaphysics
Nikkei
Nisei
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (organization)
parents
psychology
religions
retired military personnel
Texas
theory of knowledge
United States
values
veterans
volunteerism
World War II camps
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Burt Takeuchi Lauds Heroes With “Valor With Honor”
Their families were in concentration camps. They were designated enemy aliens. Their rights as Amer…
Jan. 13, 2011
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Carol Misumi: Piecing Together Sustained Support for JANM
When Carol Misumi laughs, she sounds more like 19 than 91, but this California native was indeed bo…
Oct. 28, 2010
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Japanese American National Museum Store Online
Virgil Westdale: Farm Boy, Pilot, Soldier, Inventor, Author, and Gentleman
Virgil Westdale’s exceptional life story might never have been published had he not attended a Hall…
Sept. 9, 2010
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Interview with John Christgau, author of Enemies: World War II Alien Internment
John Christgau had just finished his first book, a novel called Spoon, when he began to search for …
Aug. 17, 2010
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