@gilasakawa
Gil Asakawa is a Sansei journalist, blogger, and online content and social media expert who lives in the Denver area with a Yonsei wife and two cats. He blogs about JA and Asian American topics at www.nikkeiview.com and he authored "Being Japanese American" in 2004.
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Benihana Founder’s Son Kevin Aoki on His Father’s Hall of Fame Legacy
Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki’s induction into the Asian Hall of Fame in 2023 enshrined his reputation as a …
Jan. 26, 2025
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Interpreting Lost in Translation 20 years later
I get it. I understand. Traveling to someplace you’ve never been, where the culture and language is…
Nov. 30, 2023
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A New Take on Madama Butterfly Updates Puccini’s Opera for Modern Times
Even if you haven’t seen the opera, most people know the title Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini’s …
Sept. 8, 2023
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On “Authenticity” in Japanese food
Maybe not surprisingly, I’ve been a stickler for “authenticity” in food—especially Japanese food. I…
May 7, 2023
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Eating Together Again for the Holidays
It’s been a long, sometimes lonely three years since COVID-19 arrived in the world and changed all …
Jan. 3, 2023
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Learning about Asian Americans through Pop Culture
Pop culture can be a mirror that reflects the issues and values of its time—for good and bad. For…
Oct. 28, 2022
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Sake to me, baby
Nancy Matsumoto readily admits she’s a lightweight when drinking alcohol. “It’s ironic, that I wrot…
June 30, 2022
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I’m so disappointed to see stereotyped snack packaging in my supermarket
Racial stereotypes used to be part of the American consumer landscape – everywhere you turned there…
May 25, 2022
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This Year’s Pilgrimage to Amache Will Be Very, Very Special
Every year on the Saturday before Labor Day Weekend, people converge in southeast Colorado to visit…
April 8, 2022
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Asian representation: It’s getting better, but still has ages-old challenges
Japanese Americans and the wider Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are seeing…
Dec. 22, 2021
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