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Building the Timeline ... Re-connecting to Community

Growing up as a Sansei in Chicago, I didn’t hear much about the internment camps and the postwar resettlement from the Issei and Nisei in …

community en ja pt

The Japantown in Brazil

Chapter 6: The Formation and Development of Bairro Oriental (1) : The Birth of Cine Niterói and Bunkyô

Exiting out of Libertade station on the São Paulo South-North subway line, one arrives in a neighborhood filled with extravagant restaurant billboards and supermarkets selling …

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Reflexiones de un yonsei...

on Southern California Obon Festivals

I feel very fortunate to live in an area that has so many Obon festivals that are relatively accessible if you’re willing to drive. There …

culture es

Tradicional festividad del Tanabata

El Tanabata o Fiesta de las Estrellas es una celebración no oficial en el Japón; sin embargo es una tradición muy extendida, que se celebra …

media ja

映画評　 『アメリカンパスタイム　俺たちの星条旗』　デズモンド・ナカノ監督作品 2007

単館ながら東京でも上映された作品だが、未見の方もおられると思うので、粗筋から紹介したい。ネタバレの部分もあるかもしれないけれどもご容赦下さい。 ...

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Nikkei Heritage

Sacramento – The Early Years

Prior to 1868, the Japanese people were forbidden to go abroad and foreigners were not allowed to enter Japan. In 1868 the change in the …

education en

Japanese American National Museum Magazine

Letters of Conscience

I’m missing my good American friends very much. I wish this horrible war would stop right now so I could go back to my home …

identity pt

Elementos formadores do imaginário sobre o japonês no Brasil - Parte 3

>> Parte 2 Imagens do Japão: japonismo, guerra, costumes, propaganda e perigo amarelo A veiculação pela imprensa nacional de imagens e artigos relacionados ao Japão …

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Japanese American National Museum Magazine

From Obon to Kumi Daiko: Big Drum in Hawai`i

The steady beat of a taiko has long provided the accompaniment for Bon-odori celebrations in Hawai`i. The taiko tradition has been passed along from generation …

education ja

ブラジル国、ニッポン村だより

日本人移住地の話（2）― 学校生活

前回集合写真を紹介した移住地の小学校は、移住地に最初の住民がやってきてからほんの数年で完成している（日本人移住地の話（１）―どっちを向いても日本...