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Collective Future

The Purpose of the Kenjinkai - Part 1 of 2

This is a personal opinion that may be of use for the evaluation of the title of this piece. It was…

Victor Nishio Yasuoka • Aug. 4, 2009

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The Hapa Advantage

“Hybrids are better”—Shayne KaoFor as long as I’ve lived here, New York Cit…

Leah Nanako Winkler • July 24, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Engaging the Community: Occidental College’s 2009 Partnership with Discover Nikkei

This spring, ten students in the Occidental College Asian Studies seminar “Japanophilia&rdquo…

Morgan Pitelka • June 23, 2009

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Keeping Little Tokyo Safe: Satoru Uyeda's Volunteer Spirit

The connection between Japanese Americans and World War II is an important one to understand for al…

Guilberto Moran • June 16, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Bunkado Gifts and Music: The Story of an Artist and His Legacy

Customers and clients call the Bunkado curio store in Los Angeles “the retro store” bec…

Ava Mikolavich • June 9, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

Traditional Food in a Changing City

Aoi Restaurant sits in the heart of historic Little Tokyo, on 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles. H…

Angelica Jardini • June 2, 2009

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Tanabata Workshop: A Pre-Nisei Week Celebration by Japanese American National Museum

The Japanese American National Museum will host a tanabata ornament-making workshop on June 20, 200…

Yukikazu Nagashima • May 13, 2009

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Little Tokyo Community Profiles

A Pillar of Little Tokyo: Uyeda Department Store

Little Tokyo is a community in constant flux, as Korean merchants move into the area and as new pro…

Alexander Kaplan-Reyes • May 12, 2009

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Bunkado and the Tsukada Family Pull

Irene Tsukuda-Germain grew up with Bunkado, a family business opened in 1945 by her aunt and uncle,…

Caitlin Anderson • May 5, 2009

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My experience with Hiroshima Kenjinkai and Hiroken

My father, Tsukasa, is an Issei from Hiroshima, and came to America in 1960. So, naturally, when he…

Ken Mukai • April 29, 2009

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