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Tokita Tales
Only in America
Mom became quite a businesswoman after Papa passed away in October 1948 after a ten-month illness c…

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • Feb. 22, 2023

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business citizenship economics families generations hotels immigrants immigration Issei Japan management migration Seattle United States Washington women
business citizenship economics families generations hotels immigrants immigration Issei Japan management migration Seattle United States Washington women
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Bisa AIKO and her 102nd birthday
“Congratulations, Bisa , on your birthday” and a smiling grandmother AIKO receives, from each of he…

Katsuo Higuchi • Feb. 17, 2023

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Aiko Higuchi Brazil families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration
Aiko Higuchi Brazil families generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration
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Tsutomu and Misa Igarashi travel to the US to make their children surfers
Migration gives children the gift of a place to be born Igarashi Kanoa is a top surfer who won a si…

Keiko Fukuda • Feb. 8, 2023

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athletes California generations Huntington Beach immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Kanoa Igarashi migration postwar Shin-Issei Shin-Nisei Southern California sports surfing United States World War II
athletes California generations Huntington Beach immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Kanoa Igarashi migration postwar Shin-Issei Shin-Nisei Southern California sports surfing United States World War II
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70th Anniversary of Fukuoka Kenjinkai Mexico
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Fukuoka Kenjinkai Mexico, Mr. Shozo Ogi…

Alberto Teramoto Ohara • Feb. 6, 2023

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anniversaries generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese prefectural associations Jyukichi Tsutsumi Mexico Fukuoka Kenjinkai migration Shozo Ogino Tameyasu Otsuka Todomu Matsushita Tokichi Baba Yoshio Hayashida
anniversaries generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese prefectural associations Jyukichi Tsutsumi Mexico Fukuoka Kenjinkai migration Shozo Ogino Tameyasu Otsuka Todomu Matsushita Tokichi Baba Yoshio Hayashida
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 11 (Part 2) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise
Read Chapter 11 (Part 1) >> HIGH BIRTH RATE OF JAPANESE In the column “The Rise and F…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Jan. 6, 2023

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brides communities generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language newspapers migration newspapers picture brides Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington wives
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 11 (Part 1) Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise
The last chapter reviewed the history of The North American Times. In this chapter, I wil…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Jan. 5, 2023

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brides communities generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan Japanese language newspapers migration newspapers picture brides Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington wives
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Nikkei in Motown: Masao Hirata, Diego Rivera, and Japanese in Detroit
One of the splendors of the city of Detroit is the Detroit Art Institute, a museum that boasts co…

Greg Robinson • Jan. 4, 2023

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artists Detroit Diego Rivera engineers Ford Motor Company generations Hachiro “Hatch” Kitamura immigrants immigration Issei Japan Kaju Nakamura Masao Hirata Michigan migration Tadae James Shimoura United States
artists Detroit Diego Rivera engineers Ford Motor Company generations Hachiro “Hatch” Kitamura immigrants immigration Issei Japan Kaju Nakamura Masao Hirata Michigan migration Tadae James Shimoura United States
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Sacramento Man Recounts Struggle to Become Internationally Recognized Sculpture Artist
Yoshio Taylor will tell you and he’s told his students that to be a sculpture artist takes …

John Sammon • Nov. 6, 2022

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artists California generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration postwar Sacramento sculptures Shin-Issei United States World War II Yoshio Taylor
artists California generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration postwar Sacramento sculptures Shin-Issei United States World War II Yoshio Taylor
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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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Yukuo Uyehara – An Issei Academic in Wartime - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> The bombing of Pearl Harbor turned Professor Yukuo Uyehara’s life aro…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Oct. 27, 2022

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academics (persons) armed forces arts generations Hawaii Honolulu immigrants immigration Issei Japan kabuki migration military Oahu performing arts theater translations United States universities University of Hawaii at Mānoa World War II Yukuo Uyehara
academics (persons) armed forces arts generations Hawaii Honolulu immigrants immigration Issei Japan kabuki migration military Oahu performing arts theater translations United States universities University of Hawaii at Mānoa World War II Yukuo Uyehara
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