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o2gawara is a retired broadcaster whose love for the Japanese culture he shares through several venues besides Discover Nikkei.
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Orchid From The North - Part 5
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Again, we stray a bit from Yoshiko’s personal story to review the situation between…
Feb. 21, 2017
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Orchid From The North - Part 4
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China, for centuries adopted by Japanese poets and philosophers as their cultural b…
Feb. 13, 2017
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Orchid from the North - Part 3
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In each of the previous chapters, we have seen young Yoshiko get a few tastes of th…
Feb. 6, 2017
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Orchid from the North - Part 2
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“Fengtian was my castle of dreams,” we heard Yoshiko say in our previous chapter,…
Jan. 30, 2017
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Orchid from the North - Part 1
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On the 75th anniversary of the tragic bombing of Pearl Harbor, don’t you think it’s t…
Jan. 23, 2017
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Chasing Śākyamuni - Part 4 of 4
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Writing on the Heart
Thanks to the interviews with her consociates, Dr. Arai fou…
June 8, 2015

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Chasing Śākyamuni - Part 3 of 4
Read Part 2 >> Bringing Zen Home —This book took root, Arai says, on December 18, 1996, the day my …
June 1, 2015

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Chasing Śākyamuni - Part 2 of 4
Read Part 1 >> Arai’s circuitous route to find the Buddha began at Kalamazoo, a “Christian-centered…
May 25, 2015
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Chasing Śākyamuni - Part 1 of 4
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To: Dr. Paula K Arai, PhD ・ Associate Professor and Section Head of Religious …
May 18, 2015

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Takaramono
Every time the Center [East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center] had a big celebration, bu…
July 21, 2014
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