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Shinnen Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! Happy New Year!It’s a new year and a time for new begi…

Vicky K. Murakami-Tsuda • Jan. 5, 2007

families food holidays Japanese food New Year Oshogatsu ozoni traditions

Tamales for Christmas

Two days before Christmas Eve, I saw a news clip on television about a popular tamale place in East…

Victoria Kraus • Dec. 30, 2006

California Christmas food holidays Los Angeles Mexican food tamales United States

A Meditation on Nikkei Style

How do we define "the way of the Nikkei"? As Japanese Americans assimilate into the wider society t…

Sheridan Tatsuno • Dec. 27, 2006

Still Swingin'

I had no misgivings about my 65th birthday. But when the day finally arrived, an overpowering feeli…

George Yoshida • Dec. 27, 2006

music World War II

Threads

A quiet revolution is underway, led by young Japanese-American visionaries who are redefining urban…

Nina Kahori Fallenbaum • Dec. 27, 2006

Blacklava (firm) clothing fashion identity Kenshin Ichikawa Nina Kahori Fallenbaum Ryan Suda Zulu Williams

Half Japanese Christmases

Christmas before finding out the truth about Santa My father told me there was no Santa Clause wh…

Victoria Kraus • Dec. 22, 2006

Christmas holidays Santa Claus (fictitious character)

Is it an advantage or not to be Nikkei?

Luces y sombras de los primeros japoneses de la colmena

Como se ha informado recientemente, Paraguay fue uno de los últimos países de la Am&e…

Emi Kasamatsu • Dec. 20, 2006

To be a circle

My mother has a circle metaphor. I don’t think the metaphor is originally hers and when I ask…

Victoria Kraus • Dec. 16, 2006

To my unborn child: Tojo Sakai

I am going to name my future unborn child Tojo Sakai. My first generation mom thinks it’s not…

Koji Steven Sakai • Dec. 13, 2006

families identity names

Which comes first - moving out or growing up?

Paying rent is a costly way to learn to grow up. I’m left with very little disposable income …

Victoria Kraus • Dec. 9, 2006

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on a New Year and New Beginnings

Tamales for Christmas

A Meditation on Nikkei Style

Still Swingin'

Threads

Half Japanese Christmases

Luces y sombras de los primeros japoneses de la colmena

To be a circle

To my unborn child: Tojo Sakai

Which comes first - moving out or growing up?