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Nima of the month: August 2019

2019 Nikkei Community Internship inter placed with the Japanese American Bar Association (JABA) and Japanese American National Museum (JANM).
Born and raised in Torrance, CA as oldest daughter to Kevin Tanaka (sansei) and Kay Tanaka (shin-isei), making me a yonsei, shin-nisei?

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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
A Full Immersion in Today’s LA (Area) Japanese American Community
Being of only Japanese ancestry and growing up in the South Bay (Torrance) I have never questioned …

Sept. 3, 2019

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California communities Discover Nikkei Japanese Americans Los Angeles Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series) United States
California communities Discover Nikkei Japanese Americans Los Angeles Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series) United States
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The JABA Legacy Project: Judge Holly J. Fujie—An Inspirational Woman Who Was Herself Inspired by Japanese American History and Community
Ambition, motivation, dedication, and determination are just a few words that describe a trailbla…

Aug. 6, 2019

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communities diversity Holly J. Fujie Japanese Americans judges lawyers role models
communities diversity Holly J. Fujie Japanese Americans judges lawyers role models
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Tad Nakamura, His Life and FSN 1972
Los Angeles’s Japanese American community has always been ‘home’ to filmmaker, Ta…

July 26, 2019

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Asian Americans At First Light (exhibition) At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America exhibitions filmmakers generations Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Visual Communications (organization) Yonsei
Asian Americans At First Light (exhibition) At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America exhibitions filmmakers generations Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Visual Communications (organization) Yonsei
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July 25, 2019 - July 28, 2019 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
International Youth Baseball Tournament & Festival
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Aug. 4, 2019 Denver, Colorado, United States
Nikkeijin Kai Community Picnic
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July 20, 2019 Denver, Colorado, United States
Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple
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July 13, 2019 Berkeley, California, United States
Berkeley (Higashi) Buddhist Temple Bon Odori- in Conjunction with Berkeley Buddhist Temple
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July 13, 2019 Long Beach, California, United States
Long Beach Buddhist Church (LBBC) Bon Odori Festival
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July 13, 2019 Fairfax Station, Virginia, United States
40th Annual Ekoji Buddhist Temple Annual Summer Obon Festival
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July 13, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Los Angeles, California, United States
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon Summer Festival
Nima since 2019
Location Torrance, California, United States of America
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