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Japanese Christians in Chicago

Many Japanese who came to the United States were originally Buddhists. However, Buddhism was not a popular belief among Japanese …

Takako Day • July 18, 2021 - March 13, 2022

The Nikkei of Latin America and Latino Nikkei

Lic. Alberto Matsumoto examines the many different aspects of the Nikkei in Japan, from migration politics regarding the labor market …

Alberto J. Matsumoto • Dec. 14, 2007 - Feb. 14, 2022

The man who collected the records of the first generation: Following in the footsteps of Shinichi Kato

Around 1960, Kato Shinichi drove around the US, visiting the footsteps of the first generation of Japanese immigrants and compiling …

Ryusuke Kawai • Nov. 13, 2020 - Jan. 28, 2022

Suspicious Points of Contact in Pre-War Chicago

This series tells the stories of Japanese and Japanese Americans in Chicago and the Midwest prior to and during World …

Takako Day • March 27, 2019 - Jan. 9, 2022

Quiet Warriors

On February 19, 1942, two months after the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. Almost …

Mikiko Amagai • Jan. 26, 2021 - Dec. 20, 2021

Ten Days of Cleanup

Hiroko Houki, the proprietor of the cleaning business, Souji RS, reluctantly agrees to take on a mysterious client who wants …

Naomi Hirahara • Dec. 4, 2020 - Nov. 4, 2021

Nikkei Chronicles #10—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities

The theme of the 10th edition of Nikkei Chronicles—Nikkei Generations: Connecting Families & Communities—takes a look at intergenerational relationships in Nikkei …

Clarice Satiko Aoto +28 • May 30, 2021 - Oct. 20, 2021

The Power of Place: James Hatsuaki Wakasa and the Persistence of Memory

Seventy-eight years ago, James Hatsuaki Wakasa was shot and killed while walking his dog in the Utah desert. In a …

Jeff Burton +1 • June 13, 2021 - July 11, 2021

8th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Each year, the Little Tokyo Historical Society’s Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest heightens awareness of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo …

Kendra Arimoto +7 • May 24, 2021 - July 5, 2021

The father of Kagawa Prefecture's overseas immigrants: Shinichi Imayuki's passion and achievements

Known as the father of overseas immigration in Kagawa Prefecture, Shinichi Imayuki was a teacher at Kagawa Prefectural Agricultural and …

Alberto J. Matsumoto • May 24, 2021 - June 7, 2021

The Vancouver Asahi: The Search for Hall of Fame Medalists' Families

The legendary Vancouver Asahi team was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 and the British Columbia …

Yobun Shima • Oct. 25, 2018 - May 12, 2021

From Vancouver's Powell St. to Toronto: Kay Mende’s Remarkable Life

Katsuyo "Kay" Mende, a Canadian-Nisei, was born in Vancouver, B.C. on July 3, 1926. She wrote an account of her …

Katsuyo “Kay” Mende • Jan. 10, 2021 - Feb. 14, 2021

Nikkei Chronicles #9—More Than a Game: Nikkei Sports

What makes Nikkei sports more than just a game for you? Perhaps you’d like to write about your Nikkei sports …

Tim Asamen +26 • July 2, 2020 - Nov. 16, 2020

Robert Walker Irwin (1844–1925)

Robert Walker Irwin, a descendant of Benjamin Franklin, was appointed by King David Kalakaua as Hawaiian Minister to Japan to …

Philbert Ono • Oct. 11, 2020 - Nov. 8, 2020

A lonely longing for home - From the letters of Morikami Suketsugu, a Japanese immigrant in Florida

In the early 20th century, the Japanese village of Yamato Colony appeared in southern Florida. Morikami Sukeji (George Morikami), who …

Ryusuke Kawai • Jan. 25, 2019 - Oct. 30, 2020

Silk

Not much is known about the women of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony, including Jou Schnell, the Japanese …

Naomi Hirahara • Nov. 4, 2019 - Oct. 4, 2020

Gifts from Jichan and Bachan

This series began as an annotated catalogue of the magical gifts I’ve received from Jichan and Bachan, Nisaku and Masa …

Susan Yamamura • May 7, 2020 - Sept. 16, 2020

7th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest

Each year, the Little Tokyo Historical Society’s Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest heightens awareness of Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo …

Junzo Arai +3 • July 24, 2020 - Aug. 14, 2020

Tetsuo Okamoto, a hero of Brazilian swimming: A miracle born from Japan-Brazil exchange

This series looks back on the history of Tetsuo Okamoto (born 1932 - died 2007), the second generation swimmer who …

Masayuki Fukasawa • June 22, 2020 - July 27, 2020

Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), thanks in large part to a grant from the Japanese American Confinement Sites program …

Grant Din +1 • March 17, 2015 - June 5, 2020

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