identity en

My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #5-4-0-17!: "Don't Say It!!!..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, "words that fill me with dread!" Check back every weekend …

war en

Enduring Communities

Japanese Americans in the Interior West: A Regional Perspective on the Enduring Nikkei Historical Experience in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah (and Beyond): Part 5

>> Part 4 The Japanese Arizona World War II experience has been assayed by two historians, both working at Arizona universities: Charles Ynfante at Northern …

community ja

日本ペルー新時代へ - カプニャイ駐日ペルー大使にきく

昨年は日本人のブラジル移民１００年の年で様々なイベントが繰り広げられたが、今年はペルー移民から１１０年、そしてペルー人の日本への移住から20年の記念…

war en

From Densho's Archives

Profile in Courage: George Sakato and a Belated Medal of Honor

“I’m no hero, but I wear it for the guys that didn’t come back.” — George “Joe” Sakato [inline:GeorgeSakato_.jpg] George T. Sakato is the great-great-great-grandson …

community en es

Discover Nikkei at COPANI XV - Uruguay 2009

The Importance of International Exchange Programs for Nikkei Youth

At the XV COPANI, held September 17-19, 2009, young Pan-American Nikkei had a crucial role – one that will set the guidelines for future COPANI …

culture ja

日本文化に夢中：日本の伝統文化を極める“ガイジン”さんに、その魅力を聞くシリーズ

第７回　「盆栽は大切な家族であり親友」 - メアリーベル・ベランダックさん

盆栽は中国の唐に起原があり、平安時代の日本に伝わり花開いたと言われている。その盆栽が今、アメリカで人気を集めている。アメリカに盆栽を広めた功績者は故…

media en

Up for Grabs

Throughout history, there have been a number of great rivalries, some fun (“blondes vs. brunettes”), some serious (“Hatfields vs. McCoys”), and some somewhere in between …

identity en

My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #1,2,3, AAAGH! I Have Numerophobia!: "Fears."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, Neal's phobias! Check back every weekend for subsequent entries... [inline:journal_entry_numerophobia.jpg]

war en

Enduring Communities

Japanese Americans in the Interior West: A Regional Perspective on the Enduring Nikkei Historical Experience in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah (and Beyond): Part 4

>> Page 3 Unlike Armendariz, who chiefly builds her account of El Paso’s early Nikkei community from local newspaper articles, Miyasato relies heavily upon oral …

education ja

海を渡った日本の教育

第9回　レジストロの場合

サンパウロ州レジストロは、サンパウロ市から南西に約200キロ。パラナ州の州都クリチバに向かう国道116号線の半ばに位置する。大西洋に注ぐリベイラ川が…