September 2021

kyra.karatsu

Stuff contributed by kyra.karatsu

identity
30 May 2021

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

Oh, Bachan, How Your Garden Grows

Kyra Karatsu

The longer my father and I navigate the Inglewood Cemetery, the more comical it becomes.

food
29 Jan 2021

Zoom & Zoni: How the Nikkei Community Celebrated the New Year

Kyra Karatsu

To put it simply, Oshogatsu looked a little bit different this year.

identity
22 Jan 2021

The Commodification of Asian Americans

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Kyra Karatsu is a Japanese-German Yonsei who grew up about an hour from Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo -- a site that she frequently visited with her Nisei (and longtime JANM volunteer) grandmother, Mary. Kyra is a third-year college student and is majoring in Communication. In addition to school and work, she enjoys writing for Discover Nikkei and the Rafu Shimpo.