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John Azama: The Peruvian Nikkei Who Revitalized Ryukyu Damashii, the Eisa Group of Dallas-Fort Worth
“I was a very shy child,” he confesses, preferring to be at the back of the group durin…

Milagros Tsukayama Shinzato • Feb. 16, 2024

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bicultural identity biculturalism communities Dallas eisa (dance) folk dances generations identity Japan Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Japanese Peruvians John Azama Lima music Okinawa Okinawans Peru Ryukyu Damashii (performance group) singers Texas Uchinanchu United States Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don (event) Yonsei
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American Dream
For professional opera singer Nina Yoshida Nelsen, the path of life has been full of unexpected twi…

Jackie Kojima • March 1, 2023

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An American Dream (opera) Arizona Asian Opera Alliance concentration camps imprisonment incarceration music Nina Yoshida Nelsen opera Poston concentration camp singing United States violins World War II camps
An American Dream (opera) Arizona Asian Opera Alliance concentration camps imprisonment incarceration music Nina Yoshida Nelsen opera Poston concentration camp singing United States violins World War II camps
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Yoshie Fujiwara and Japanese Americans II: A Day at the (Olympic) Races
Read Part 1 >> In the period after 1932, Yoshie Fujiwara made Japan his primary residence.…

Greg Robinson • Feb. 24, 2023

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California England Europe Fujiwara Opera Company hapa Italy Los Angeles New York (state) opera racially mixed people Scots singers tenors United Kingdom United States Yoshie Fujiwara
California England Europe Fujiwara Opera Company hapa Italy Los Angeles New York (state) opera racially mixed people Scots singers tenors United Kingdom United States Yoshie Fujiwara
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Contemporary Dancer Takako Segawa listens for the Echoes of Ancestors in New Dance Film
OTTAWA — Performed to haunting music and set in the melting, snowy landscape of Petawawa&rsqu…

Kelly Fleck • Nov. 2, 2022

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Canada dance films generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Noriko Hashimoto Ontario Ottawa Petawawa Petawawa Heritage Village postwar Shin-Issei Sho ga nai (film) Takako Segawa United States World War II World War II camps
Canada dance films generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Noriko Hashimoto Ontario Ottawa Petawawa Petawawa Heritage Village postwar Shin-Issei Sho ga nai (film) Takako Segawa United States World War II World War II camps
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Yoshinori Matsuyama: A Transnational Japanese Tenor and Composer in America—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> In January 1925, Comoedia magazine reported that Yoshinori Matsuyama would be…

Greg Robinson • Sept. 6, 2022

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music singers singing tenors Yoshinori Matsuyama
music singers singing tenors Yoshinori Matsuyama
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Yoshinori Matsuyama: A Transnational Japanese Tenor and Composer in America—Part 1
In recent decades, Asian-born performers have occupied a visible place in western classical music. …

Greg Robinson • Sept. 5, 2022

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music singers singing tenors United States Yoshinori Matsuyama
music singers singing tenors United States Yoshinori Matsuyama
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Renaissance Artist and “Mad Man” – The Life of Shugo Seno
The world of Japanese American visual artists is diverse. Most art historians focus on the notable …

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 12, 2022

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artists design New York (N.Y.) Shugo Seno singing
artists design New York (N.Y.) Shugo Seno singing
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The Enigma of Marion Saki
A wide selection of Nisei women made their mark as entertainers, in diverse eras and areas o…

Greg Robinson • Nov. 16, 2021

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Broadway (New York, N.Y.) dance hapa Marion Saki performances racially mixed people singing
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) dance hapa Marion Saki performances racially mixed people singing
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Cabaret singer/writer Toshi Cappuccino
Based in New York, Tosi Cappuccino performs solo cabaret shows all over the world. He came out as g…

Hitomi Kato • March 3, 2020

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cabaret generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan LGBTQ+ migration New York (state) people postwar Shin-Issei Toshi Cappucchino United States World War II
cabaret generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan LGBTQ+ migration New York (state) people postwar Shin-Issei Toshi Cappucchino United States World War II
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INTERVIEW: Emi Meyer, Singer-Songwriter - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Live Concert in Volunteer Park She arrived in Seattle just before her perfor…

Hitomi Kato • Feb. 12, 2020

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Emi Meyer identity music pianists singer-songwriters
Emi Meyer identity music pianists singer-songwriters
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