Reflections on a Concocted Conversation

Greg Robinson

Nikkei in Motown: Masao Hirata, Diego Rivera, and Japanese in Detroit

Greg Robinson

In Tribute to Roger Daniels: The Father of Us All

Greg Robinson

The distinguished historian Roger Daniels died on December 9, 2022. In the past days, I have taken a lot of time to reflect on how he influenced me, both professionally and personally.

Bradford Smith: An American to Japan (and Back) — Part 2

Greg Robinson

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Bradford Smith: An American to Japan (and Back) — Part 1

Greg Robinson

Outside defenders of Japanese Americans during World War II, especially those in positions of power, were rare. Issei and Nisei did, however, receive various forms of assistance from a circle of “old Japan hands,” white Americans who had lived in Japan before the war and had become familiar with Japanese …

The Strange Case of James Edmiston and ... James Edmiston — Part 2

Greg Robinson

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The Strange Case of James Edmiston and ... James Edmiston — Part 1

Greg Robinson

From Wilfred Hari to Yoshitaka Horiuchi: The career of an Expatriate Executive - Part 2

Greg Robinson

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From Wilfred Horiuchi to Wilfred Hari: The Career of a Nisei Writer and Performer - Part 1

Greg Robinson

One exceptional Nisei, the different pieces of whose life I have been trying to investigate, was a man by the name of Yoshitaka Wilfred Horiuchi. In the course of a 50-year career, operating in different places and under different names, he made contributions in a variety of fields, from the …

A Heart to Heart: Carlos Bulosan and Japanese Americans - Part 2

Jonathan van Harmelen,  Greg Robinson

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