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What Remains: A Tour of Tacoma's Japantown
Tamiko Nimura
“Well, if we get about ten or fifteen people,” said my colleague Michael Sullivan, “that’ll be a good group. And it’s supposed to rain, so who knows who will show up?” For a few years, Michael and I had been working on telling bits and pieces of Japanese American history …
The Story of One Tacoma Issei, Shuichi Fukui: Journalist, Historian, WWI Veteran
Tamiko Nimura
As I’m writing this essay, I have moved between the despair I mentioned last month and the hope that I have for the future. My daughters went to their first protest march; my oldest daughter made her first call to a senator without being prompted or asked.
The Work and the Way Forward: A Tapestry of Post-Election Reactions from Seattle-Area Nikkei
Tamiko Nimura
These last several weeks after this year’s presidential election, I have grieved for my community, one that is made up largely of people from a variety of marginalized and minority communities. Friends who are Asian Americans, African Americans, Latinos/as, Native Americans. Friends who are gay and lesbian and bisexual and …
Uncovering a “Lost” Japanese American Village in Bainbridge Island, Washington: A Behind the Scenes Interview with Archaeologist Floyd Aranyosi
Tamiko Nimura
Readers here may already be familiar with the fascinating story of Yama and Nagaya, a Japanese sawmill village settlement on Bainbridge Island, Washington. From 1883 to the 1920s, Japanese pioneers created a village complete with houses, churches and temples, a grocery store, laundries, a hotel, and even a photo studio. …
Handmade In Camp: A Museum Pays Tribute to Nikkei History in Auburn, Washington
Tamiko Nimura
Cherry blossoms made out of tiny white shells. A handcarved wooden vase. A Japanese doll in kimono.
Tacoma’s Nihonmachi Is in the Heart
Tamiko Nimura
“What are you working on now?” my hairdresser asks me. We’ve seen each other for years, and she knows about my writing projects.
Bringing the Worlds of Nihonjin and Nikkeijin Together: An Interview with Lynne Kutsukake
Tamiko Nimura
For the Sake of the Ancestors and the Children: The “Small But Mighty” Work of the Camp Harmony Committee
Tamiko Nimura
Every September, thousands of people “do the Puyallup.” For Washington State residents it’s an opportunity to visit the State Fairgrounds, ride the rollercoasters, listen to concerts, and eat scones with raspberry jam.