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Nisei: Immigration To Canada
Manzo Nagano is credited for being the first Japanese settler in Canada in 1877, though he was not …
Chuck Tasaka • March 24, 2017
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What Made Them Such Good Farmers?
During the early days of agricultural development in California’s Imperial Valley, most of th…
Tim Asamen • March 7, 2017
The Story of One Tacoma Issei, Shuichi Fukui: Journalist, Historian, WWI Veteran
As I’m writing this essay, I have moved between the despair I mentioned last month and the ho…
Tamiko Nimura • Feb. 14, 2017
Inaka: Moving from Scorn to Pride
I sometimes refer to the Imperial Valley as my little inaka corner of the world. Literally translat…
Tim Asamen • Feb. 10, 2017
Oshogatsu and New Year’s Celebration in Nikkei Communities in Los Angeles
“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!”
It’s a new year. For Americans,…
Tomomi Kanemaru • Feb. 8, 2017
Come Out First – Imperial Valley’s Winter Harvest
To create the farming oasis called the Imperial Valley, in 1901 water from the Colorado River was d…
Tim Asamen • Jan. 10, 2017
Happy Holidays in the Imperial Valley
Ask any Nisei from the south end of the Imperial Valley about their childhood Christmas experiences…
Tim Asamen • Dec. 23, 2016
Memories of Itoko Imada
Itoko Nishida, who lived from 1891 to 1987, was originally from Hiroshima-ken before she left Jap…
Linda Kawamoto Reid • Dec. 13, 2016
Michitaro Ongawa: The First Japanese American Chicagoan - Part 2
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Evidence of Michitaro’s residence in the Midwest can be found in the Na…
Takako Day • Dec. 8, 2016
Michitaro Ongawa: The First Japanese American Chicagoan - Part 1
On July 8, 1867, the Chicago Tribune reported a love story between a Chicago girl and a Japanese ac…
Takako Day • Dec. 7, 2016