@smhamaker
Susan Hamaker is a Nisei whose mother is from Okinawa and father was from North Carolina. A television graphics operator and writer based in New York, Susan writes about Japanese cultural events and members of the Japanese community for her website, JapanCulture•NYC and her blog, Shrinecastle.com.
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Have Your Bento Your Way with Bento On Demand
“Have it your way” was a slogan that fast-food chain Burger King used for forty years to encourage …
Sept. 8, 2015
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Nikkei Chronicles #2—Nikkei+: Stories of Mixed Language, Traditions, Generations & Race
Documentary Explores Being “Hafu” in Japan
Daddy: Check the box that says “Caucasian.”Me: Really? I didn’t know because I’m not completel…
Aug. 6, 2013
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Enka Singer Jero Delights Diverse Japan Society Audience
A diverse crowed filled Japan Society’s auditorium Saturday night. They were young, middle-aged, an…
June 19, 2012
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Japanese Pop Singer AK is Saving Japan with Your Love
Akemi Kakihara is a Japanese pop star who has released 14 albums with EMI Music Japan, one of Japan…
March 9, 2012
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Fukushima City: Six Months Later - Part 2
Read Part 1 >>Professor Takahashi is an intelligent man whose face shows no signs of stress despite…
Dec. 5, 2011
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Fukushima City: Six Months Later - Part 1
In September I had the opportunity to visit Fukushima City, Japan, as a guest of Takayuki Takahashi…
Nov. 28, 2011
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Junko Fisher brings traditional Okinawan dance to New York
By day Yoshitake Kamiya worked in the fields of Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture. By night …
Nov. 17, 2010
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