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Ministers, Dry Cleaners, Farmers, and Gardeners: The Original Taiko Drummers in the Continental United States—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Sacramento’s “Fukushima Ondo” Musicians  In postwar…

Wynn Kiyama • May 9, 2024

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bon dance Buddhism communities continental U.S. dance drum Obon religions taiko
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Ministers, Dry Cleaners, Farmers, and Gardeners: The Original Taiko Drummers in the Continental United States—Part 1
From somewhere in the crowd of dancers, the sound of a large taiko (drum) echoes through the summer…

Wynn Kiyama • May 8, 2024

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bon dance Buddhism communities continental U.S. dance drum Obon religions taiko
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A vision, a path
Opening roads What was a dream is today a reality. The footprints well left on the paths of life a…

Graciela Nakachi Morimoto • May 7, 2024

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communities generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Masao Nakachi migration Peru Peruvian Japanese Cultural Center Peruvian Japanese Polyclinic physicians Ryoichi Jinnai Recreational Center
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Yo! This is Who I Am: Kevin Charles Keizuchi of The Shinsei Movement—Part 2
Read Part 1 >> “So where did you come from? Like you just kind of appeared out of nowh…

Kevin Charles Keizuchi • April 25, 2024

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California communities families Fumiko Christine Naito Go For Broke National Education Center grandmothers grandparents Instagram Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles online social networks parents social networks The Shinsei Movement (Instagram) United States
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Yo! This is Who I Am: Kevin Charles Keizuchi of The Shinsei Movement—Part 1
If information is power, then shouldn’t we all strive for all the people in our community to …

Kevin Charles Keizuchi • April 24, 2024

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California communities families festivals Fumiko Christine Naito grandmothers grandparents identity Instagram Japanese Americans Kevin Charles Keizuchi Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nisei Week (event) online social networks parents social networks United States
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 47 (Part 1) "I want to go home, but I can't"
Eiji, the eldest son of two older sisters, was told by his parents to become a doctor in the future…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • April 18, 2024

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Brazil dekasegi families fiction foreign workers Japan Nikkei in Japan
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Gratitude for Art Hansen—“A Gifted Mentor and Inspiration”
Among specialists in Japanese American history, few have made such an enduring contribution as Arth…

Greg Robinson +1 • March 18, 2024

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Arthur A. Hansen historians life interviews oral histories scholars
Arthur A. Hansen historians life interviews oral histories scholars
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Alan Nishio—The Fighter Who Kept Defying the Odds
The first time I realized Alan Nishio’s health was in decline was on November 19, 2022 when I…

Guy Aoki • Feb. 26, 2024

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Alan Nishio civil rights communities health Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress redress movement
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 18 (Part 1) — The Rise of Judo among Nisei
In my previous chapter, I reported on the Nisei women's tour of Japan. In this chapter, I woul…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Jan. 23, 2024

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combat communities generations Japanese American communities Japanese Americans Japanese language newspapers judo martial arts newspapers Nisei Seattle sports The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
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Power of Our Stories
The Power of Storytelling: Introducing the Chasing Cherry Blossoms Podcast — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Throughout the making of this podcast series, have you gained more insig…

Emily Hood • Jan. 17, 2024

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Catherine Jie Baxter Chasing Cherry Blossoms (podcast) heritage identity Japanese Americans Reina Higashitani storytelling Tinnley Sawan Subsin
Catherine Jie Baxter Chasing Cherry Blossoms (podcast) heritage identity Japanese Americans Reina Higashitani storytelling Tinnley Sawan Subsin
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