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@riodan
Nima of the month: November 2013

Life-time member of Japanese American
Historical Society of San Diego (JAHSSD).
Distinguished Toastmaster, a non-profit
Toastmaster International Organization.
Translator of Joanne Oppenheim's "Dear
Miss Breed" (Scholastic) into Japanese.
Blogsite: http://riosloggers-riodan.blogspot.com/
Networks: Facebook/Linkedin

Nikkei Interests

communities families festivals food Japantowns taiko
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Panama Hotel
New York Times Best Seller Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet was a Christmas gift from my dau…

May 25, 2012

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concentration camps Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (book) Idaho Jamie Ford Minidoka concentration camp Panama Hotel Seattle United States Washington World War II World War II camps
concentration camps Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (book) Idaho Jamie Ford Minidoka concentration camp Panama Hotel Seattle United States Washington World War II World War II camps
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Revisiting Little Tokyo / Japanese American National Museum
On my recent trip to Little Tokyo branch library in Los Angeles, notices for two fund-raising campa…

May 11, 2012

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Bunichi Kagawa California Honda Plaza Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Ryoma Sakamoto United States
Bunichi Kagawa California Honda Plaza Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Ryoma Sakamoto United States
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Van Nuys Japanese Garden
It seemed like a step down. Back then, the Valley was a big oven with nothing in it, a great sea of…

April 19, 2012

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agriculture California gardening gardens Japanese gardens Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Suiho-en tea United States
agriculture California gardening gardens Japanese gardens Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Suiho-en tea United States
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Congressional Gold Medal Moment To Share
On November 2, 2011, the long awaited Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) presentation to hundreds of Ja…

April 9, 2012

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armed forces awards Congressional Gold Medal Military Intelligence Service retired military personnel veterans World War II
armed forces awards Congressional Gold Medal Military Intelligence Service retired military personnel veterans World War II
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Frank and Nevelo Yasuda, Alaskan Mining Hall of Fame
“We stayed six months cumulatively in Point Barrow, Alaska for scientific research,” sa…

Feb. 6, 2012

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Alaska An Alaskan Tale (book) Beaver Frank Yasuda generations Honshu immigrants immigration Inuit Issei Japan migration Miyagi Prefecture United States
Alaska An Alaskan Tale (book) Beaver Frank Yasuda generations Honshu immigrants immigration Inuit Issei Japan migration Miyagi Prefecture United States
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Love of 99 Years
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