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Nima of the month: June 2019

A Shin-Issei (first generation) Japanese immigrant from Yamanashi Prefecture. Former reporter for the Nikkei Shimbun and Nikkei America Inc. Journalist. Her husband is Sansei. She studied abroad in South Dakota as an AFS exchange student during high school. She studied abroad at the University of Freiburg in West Germany (then West Germany) as a Rotary International Goodwill Scholar.

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Grassroots “9066 Meetings”
On a past Thursday afternoon, about 20 people from all walks of life gathered for an early dinner a…

April 8, 2020

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California communities history Japanese Americans Japanese Peruvians Los Angeles United States World War II
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Just Being There Represents “Nikkei”: Wade Nomura of Carpinteria, CA
While there are many Nikkei who belong to Nikkei organizations in Little Tokyo to promote the right…

Sept. 6, 2019

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California Carpinteria generations governments politicians politics Sansei statesmen United States Wade Nomura
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King of “Ikejime”—Seiichi Yokota
“To spread ‘Ikejime’ not only in the States, but throughout the world is my big dream,” says Shin-I…

May 15, 2019

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California fishes fish markets Los Angeles migration Seiichi Yokota United States
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Dawn I Frazier’s Hidden Place to Relax her Soul: Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena
Every Thursday morning, Dawn Ishimaru Frazier (82) looks forward to driving down the street of Pasa…

March 20, 2019

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agriculture British Columbia Burnaby Canada gardening gardens Japanese gardens Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Taste of Japan (event) volunteerism
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