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Nikkei Chronicles #2—Nikkei+: Stories of Mixed Language, Traditions, Generations & Race
What Tribe You From, Brother?
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When my son Michael was in high school he was approached by a group of young Navajo men who asked him, “What tribe you from, brother?”

Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
One Grain of Rice
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My mother was always reminding me to eat every grain of rice from my bowl: “Hito tsubu mo nokosanaide tabenasai.” It’s the equivalent of “Clean your plate.” Japanese mothers are just like Jewish mothers in this regard. Well, the stereotypical ones, at least. They command and plead, “Eat it up, …

Nikkei Chronicles #1—ITADAKIMASU! A Taste of Nikkei Culture
Food for New Year
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“I can do better than that with one hand tied behind my back,” my father complained, checking out the liver and onions set before him. “Nanda konna meshi? You used the wrong hand.” Then, glancing at my mother’s stricken face, mumbled, “Maybe needs more bacon grease.”

Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
The Wave In the Harbor
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Tsunami—the wave in the harbor. Isn’t that curious and amazing…that the kanji for such a devastating event is 津浪, “wave in the harbor”?

Temple 7G - Part 4
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Part 3 >>Before the war we had celebrated Christmas even though we were Buddhists. We exchanged simple gifts and shopped for a tree. One of my mother’s dressmaking clients gave us a special Santa Claus ornament. “Be careful with that,” she cautioned. “It’s hand blown in Germany. It’s valuable.” Why …

Temple 7G - Part 3
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>> Part 2There were two Buddhist “temples” at blocks 7G and 12G. My mother and I attended the closer one at 7G. For the first few months a table with a bowl of incense sticks served as the altar. I remembered the Los Angeles temple where incense smoke engulfed me …