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David Mura’s Work Continues to Push Readers to Question the World

Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei (1991) I first encountered David Mura’s writing in his memoir, Turning Japanese, over 30 years ago. Likely spotting a review …

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日系（ニッケイ）—をめぐって

第36回 和歌山市・移民資料室を訪ねる—日本の海岸線の旅の途中で⑤

紀伊水道に面した和歌山県美浜町にアメリカ村と呼ばれているところがあるように、和歌山県は、多くの移民を輩出した“移民県”だが、…

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ニッケイを見いだす：詩のコラム

Tribute to Amy Uyemastu: After — Part 4

As we continue to pay homage to the great Amy Uyematsu — who, yes, I will continue to call the People’s Poet Laureate of J-Town …

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Stephen Nelson Makes History as New Dodgers Announcer

Stephen Nelson has always had a strong interest in history, but because of his new position as a broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he …

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ブラジルに残る大正デモクラシーの余韻＝日系女性アーティスト３人の物語 — その２

その１を読む ＞＞ ブラジルの大地を感じて作品を作る 章子さんはサントス港に降り立ったとき、「母親に抱え上げられたように感じた。大地の尊さと言う…

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An Unsent Letter to My Nisei Grandpa–Part 1 of 3

Dear Grandpa, I remember you telling me a little bit about what you did in the war. I remember you saying it was depressing, that …

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ブラジルに残る大正デモクラシーの余韻＝日系女性アーティスト３人の物語 — その１

大正デモクラシー期に日本人１千家族が押し寄せたアリアンサ 「お父さんは原始林を見たとき、ここに今から文化を創造するんだと感激して大地にひれ伏したと…

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In Their Own Voices: Understanding Heart Mountain through Oral Histories

The book Unforgotten Voices from Heart Mountain by Joanne Oppenheim and Nancy Matsumoto captures the emotions and everyday life during World War II at the …

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Dr. Jiro Takai's Journey of Becoming From the Soo to Nagoya University — Part 1

My childhood friend, Jiro Takai, and I have been on parallel life paths of sorts. We first met in elementary school in Sault Ste. Marie …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #24 Hours: "Some Days are Too Long..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “In one day - my life during a typical 1,440 …