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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Unlocking Memories

“What’s in this box, Bachan?” Emi asked, handing the box to her grandmother as she sat down next to her on the couch. “I’m not …

migration ja

Choices for Japanese People Living in America

41年前に駐在員として渡米後永住権取得・近く日本に永久帰国予定の宮田慎也さん

終の住処は日本 オンライン取材させていただいた画面の向こうの宮田慎也さんは満面の笑顔だった。聞けば、入国規制が解除された日本に、ロサンゼルスか…

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Uka Sake: Closing the Circle on a Trans-Pacific Rice-Growing Legacy

Rice farmer Ross Koda’s immigrant grandfather Keisaburo was larger-than-life, a pioneering rice farmer known throughout the California agricultural community in the early 1900s as “The …

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A Sansei Selective Service Story

In my 73rd year, I began to gather memories of 1973 and the moments leading up to that time. Fifty years have passed since the …

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日本時間 ～日本語ラジオ放送史～ 《ロサンゼルス編》

第10回 尾座本導のサンデー毎日放送とラジオ小東京

1940年2月8日に加州毎日放送（第５回参照）での最終放送に臨んだ尾座本導は、番組降板とほぼ同時にガーデナ平原日本人会の幹事に就任した。しかし、ラジ…

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10th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

The Last Days of The Dandy Lion

On the second floor above a rowdy sushi bar and a brightly lit omiyage shop, The Dandy Lion was easy to miss. The only marker …

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My Name is Neal

Journal Entry #Size 42-44: "Casual Commentary..."

A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese descent. This week, “More T-shirts I'd like to see” Check back every weekend …

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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Journey in Japan

Chapter 2—Role Reversal

Yujin’s was the first familiar face I saw after arriving in Tokyo. Our reunion was on a street lined with stores selling Buddhist merchandise. I …

media ja

日系（ニッケイ）—をめぐって

第30回 ３ヵ国語で落語を〜日系・女性落語家　らむ音

元気はつらつ 英語で落語をきかせるという試みは、数は多くないとはいえ、日本人や外国人によって定着した感があるが、日本語、英語、ポルトガルで落語…

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Tokita Tales

Mom Was Young Once, Too!

The North AmericaN Post Editor’s note: Tokita’s present-day recounting of Issei and Nisei life is rare today. It is possible largely because his mother arrived as …