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Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities
Our Old Family Albums
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Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports
Fishing Four
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My last fishing trip to the High Sierras was on Sunday, July 7, 2019. This was our annual family vacation away from our hectic life in the city. We would call ourselves the fishing four. My husband, John, started the fishing family tradition. He grew up fishing in Fresno. He …

Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kizuna 2020: My Birthday Wish
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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
A Moment in Time
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As I gazed upon my mom’s old wooden hand mirror, I found that time has not been kind to my face. There were noticeable lines across my forehead, wrinkles around the corners of my mouth and dark spots of old age.

Bringing Dad Home
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Returning home in October 2016 from Japan reminded me of how much my dad, Yoneto Nakata, loved me.

Nikkei Chronicles #5—Nikkei-go: The Language of Family, Community, and Culture
Made in Japan
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This familiar phrase, “made in Japan” (Nihon-sei) reminds me of my mother, Yaeko. She was born in Gunma, Japan, on March 7, 1927. Her parents, Matsuji and Kichi Niikura, always had old fashioned Japanese values. Yaeko was their only daughter among their three sons, Hiroshi, Katsumi, and Kazuhiko. She loved …

Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values
A Letter to My Parents
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My Dearest Mom and Dad,

Nikkei Chronicles #3—Nikkei Names: Taro, John, Juan, João?
The Chosen Names
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Who is Mary Mieko Sunada? It begins with my birth certificate. A baby girl is born Mary Mieko Nakata on January 1, 1948 at 1 a.m. at 1-4 Tanaka-machi Askusa Daito-ku, Tokyo, Japan. My parents are Yoneto Nakata from Sanger, California, U.S.A. and Yaeko Niikura from Gumna-ken, Japan.