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Racism against Asian Americans has been in the news recently. There’s often discussion as t…

Thomas M. Nishi • Dec. 28, 2023

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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging

Chapter 8—The Way Home

Yayoi and I walked across a university campus admiring its historic gate, patinaed statues, and p…

Lon Kurashige • Nov. 24, 2023

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Continental Drift: How anti-Japanese sentiment in Australia affected Nikkei Communities in the US and Canada

During World War II, Japanese communities around the Pacific rim and elsewhere were subjected to di…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Nov. 20, 2023

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39th Racism: Structural Discrimination

Read "Racism in America" Even today, discrimination and conflict over "race" c…

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 10, 2023

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Dr. Jiro Takai's Journey of Becoming From the Soo to Nagoya University — Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Jiro’s Parents Remembering his father who has since passed on, Ji…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • Sept. 24, 2023

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Death of Affirmative Action

Affirmative action is a set of policies and practices aimed at promoting diversity and equal opport…

Drew Yamamura • Aug. 6, 2023

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s Love in the Library—A story for children, a lesson for grown-ups

Maggie Tokuda-Hall is an award winning author of children’s and young adult (YA) books. Her…

Esther Newman • June 23, 2023

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Home Leaver: A Japanese American Search for Belonging

Chapter 2—Role Reversal

Yujin’s was the first familiar face I saw after arriving in Tokyo. Our reunion was on a str…

Lon Kurashige • May 26, 2023

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Dutch Leonard - The Ballplayer who challenged Fresno's racism

“Dutch” Leonard is no longer a household name, but he left behind an enduring reputat…

Jonathan van Harmelen • March 6, 2023

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Bill Mauldin – An Artist with a Cause

Few artists captured the wartime experiences of American GIs like Bill Mauldin. One of the most p…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Feb. 10, 2023

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