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Stephanie Ajifu, Shibuchoo, Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko LA—Reflects on her Okinawan Cultural Heritage
Karen Kawaguchi
On March 9, 2024, Discover Nikkei will host “Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Identity through Okinawan Drumming,” a multilingual virtual program that will feature tutorials and conversations with members of contemporary eisa groups around the world. (Eisa is a traditional Okinawan folk dance and musical performance to honor the spirit …
Susan Miyagi McCormac Leads JapanCulture•NYC: Sharing Her Passion for Japanese Culture and Japanese Life in New York City
Karen Kawaguchi
Takeshi Furumoto: Challenges, Achievements, Helping Others
Karen Kawaguchi
Takeshi Furumoto is an activist in Japanese American organizations and communities, a Vietnam War veteran awarded the Bronze Star, and a successful businessman. His upbringing, family background, and life experiences have added up to a complex identity as a self-described "Kibei Nisei and a half," a full-fledged Nikkei, and an …
Shizuka Anderson, Canadian Japanese Actor, TV Presenter, “Japan by Food” Host, and Singer: The Evolution of Her Hafu/Nikkei Identity
Karen Kawaguchi
Readers were introduced to byFood.com, “Japan’s One-stop Food Platform,” in Discover Nikkei in January 2023. Shizuka Anderson, host of byFood’s YouTube channel, “Japan by Food,” shared her story about her experiences as a Canadian Japanese actor and performer living in Japan.
ByFood.com: A Cornucopia of Information for Planning Food Adventures and More in Japan — Part 2
Karen Kawaguchi
ByFood.com: A Cornucopia of Information for Planning Food Adventures and More in Japan — Part 1
Karen Kawaguchi
Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Karen Tengan Okuda: Exploring and Expressing Her Uchinānchu / Okinawan Identity
Karen Kawaguchi
As a second-generation Uchinānchu (Okinawan immigrant), Karen Tengan Okuda lives and works on the unceded lands of the Eora and Dharug peoples (Sydney, Australia). Okuda works as a Social Media Community Specialist for Special Broadcasting Service Australia.
Mitch Homma: Preserving and Sharing Family History
Karen Kawaguchi
Mitch Homma, a 3rd generation Japanese American, grew up and still lives in Southern California. He has long been interested in Japanese and Japanese American history. His family’s association with the American Baptist organization began four generations ago when his great-grandfather, Rev. Masahiko Wada, graduated from Yokohama Baptist Seminary and …
Inspire Forward: Nikkei Heroes Under 30
Documentary Photographer and Journalist Kayla Isomura Explores Nikkei Culture and Identity
Karen Kawaguchi
Kayla Isomura may be best known for their work on The Suitcase Project (2018), a multimedia exhibition which explored themes of home, sudden dislocation, and discrimination experienced by fourth- and fifth-generation Japanese Canadians and Americans. As a fourth-generation Japanese and Chinese Canadian storyteller, artist, documentary photographer, and journalist, Isomura (them/they) has …