Seattle has an old Japanese community. What was once Japantown is now called the International District, and is a city that is like a mix of Chinatown and a little bit of Japantown. The street signs are now written in Japanese and Chinese, in addition to English, and the city's …
Jay Rubin, a Japanese literature scholar and English translator who is also known for his English translations of Haruki Murakami, a writer with a worldwide readership, has written a novel called "Hi no Hikari," which has also been much talked about. The story takes place in Japan and the United …
As we get older, we all start to look back on our past. We wonder where we came from and why we became who we are today. We start to wonder about the past of our parents and grandparents. The protagonist of "The Garden of Kabul" is a third-generation Japanese-American …
Toshio Mori, who is said to be the first Japanese-American writer, published a collection of short stories titled "Yokohama, California" (The Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, Idaho) in 1949. 29 years later, in 1978, it was published in Japan by the Mainichi Shimbun Company under the title "California, Yokohama Town" translated …
In the past, some people who traveled from Japan to the United States did so without going through proper travel procedures. This is known as stowaway status. Immigration to America, which began during the Meiji period, was restricted in 1908 when Japan refrained from issuing passports as anti-Japanese sentiment grew, …
It has been reported that the exclusionary immigration policies of President Trump have led to a sharp increase in immigrants and minorities in the United States who wish to emigrate to neighboring Canada. They say that they prefer Canada, which is more tolerant of immigrants than the United States. However, …
Yoshiko Uchida, a second-generation Japanese-American woman writer, was born in Alameda, California in 1921 (Taisho 10) and grew up in Berkeley. She has written many children's books and has a deep knowledge of Japanese folk art, and in her non-fiction book, Uchida writes about her and her family's experiences in …
Whether it was America or South America, the main characters of modern Japanese overseas immigration were men. They flew overseas of their own volition in search of money and a better life. Some were married, but their wives followed their husbands. In other cases, the husband emigrated alone first, and …
Manzanar was one of 10 internment camps built across the United States to segregate Japanese Americans after the outbreak of war between Japan and the United States. It was located in a desolate area in eastern California, with the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west. "Farewell to Manzanar: A Heartfelt …
I read in the news that a meeting was held recently at the Japanese American Association in New York to hear stories from survivors of the internment of Japanese Americans after the outbreak of the war between Japan and the United States, and the venue was packed with people, some …
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