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The Power of Irei
Living, Dying, and Passing It On—Alan Nishio Family at Ireichō
As Los Angeles skies began to clear after the first spell of frigid March rain, a three-generation …

Sharon Yamato • March 28, 2023

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Alan Nishio California concentration camps families imprisonment incarceration Ireichō Irei (project) Manzanar concentration camp United States World War II camps
Alan Nishio California concentration camps families imprisonment incarceration Ireichō Irei (project) Manzanar concentration camp United States World War II camps
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Tokita Tales
Lessons Realized
Have you ever thought about the lessons you learned from your parents? When did you realize that …

Shokichi “Shox” Tokita • March 5, 2023

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armed forces concentration camps education families military World War II camps
armed forces concentration camps education families military World War II camps
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Ask a Historian: How Did Alaska Natives Wind Up Inside Japanese American Concentration Camps?
Brian Niiya delves into the hidden history of a group of Alaska Natives caught up in the WWII incar…

Brian Niiya • Feb. 13, 2023

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Alaska natives concentration camps World War II camps
Alaska natives concentration camps World War II camps
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The Power of Irei
Digging up Ways to Honor Her Ancestors—Kyoko Oda and Ireichō
Sometimes it takes a soft-spoken woman like Kyoko Oda to use her charm to make sure the lives of 12…

Sharon Yamato • Jan. 27, 2023

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California concentration camps Griffith Park internment camp Hawaii Ireichō Irei (project) Kilauea Military Camp Nancy Kyoko Oda Tujunga Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States U.S. Army internment camps World War II World War II camps
California concentration camps Griffith Park internment camp Hawaii Ireichō Irei (project) Kilauea Military Camp Nancy Kyoko Oda Tujunga Tuna Canyon Detention Station United States U.S. Army internment camps World War II World War II camps
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Bill Watanabe - From Manzanar to Little Tokyo
Hundreds of families and individuals sleep in safe, clean, affordable homes in neighborhoods around…

Raymond Douglas Chong • Nov. 4, 2022

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Bill Watanabe California concentration camps Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center (organization) Los Angeles Manzanar concentration camp social work United States World War II camps
Bill Watanabe California concentration camps Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center (organization) Los Angeles Manzanar concentration camp social work United States World War II camps
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Life in the Tule Lake Stockade
There now exists a richly diverse number of publications devoted to the World War II concentration …

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Sept. 1, 2022

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California concentration camps generations imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Kibei loyalty questionnaire Nisei prisons stockades Tatsuo Ryusei Inouye Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center Tule Lake Stockade Diary (book) United States World War II camps
California concentration camps generations imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans Kibei loyalty questionnaire Nisei prisons stockades Tatsuo Ryusei Inouye Tule Lake concentration camp Tule Lake Segregation Center Tule Lake Stockade Diary (book) United States World War II camps
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In Search of Loyalty — The Munson Memos
In the fall of 1941 as relations worsened between the U.S. and Japan, and war became imminent, the …

Susan Zimmerman • June 23, 2022

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concentration camps Curtis B. Munson Munson Report World War II World War II camps
concentration camps Curtis B. Munson Munson Report World War II World War II camps
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Clement Boesflug: Catholic Priest and JACL Chaplain
Among the Maryknoll Catholic clergy who worked with Japanese Americans, many individuals, including…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Sept. 8, 2021

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California Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Catholicism Clement Boesflug concentration camps Japan Los Angeles Maryknoll United States World War II World War II camps
California Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Catholicism Clement Boesflug concentration camps Japan Los Angeles Maryknoll United States World War II World War II camps
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Behind the Art of Miné Okubo
How appropriate that on the 75th Anniversary of Miné Okubo’s pioneering graphic memoir…

Sharon Yamato • Aug. 26, 2021

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art biographies California Citizen 13660 (book) concentration camps drawing exhibitions graphic arts Kristen Hayashi memoirs Miné Okubo Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
art biographies California Citizen 13660 (book) concentration camps drawing exhibitions graphic arts Kristen Hayashi memoirs Miné Okubo Tanforan temporary detention center temporary detention centers Topaz concentration camp United States Utah World War II World War II camps
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Science and Serendipity
John Mitani spent his entire faculty career at University of Michigan (U-M), a career that was not …

Susan Hutton • April 19, 2021

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behavioral ecology concentration camps Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp John Mitani no-no boys United States University of Michigan World War II camps Wyoming
behavioral ecology concentration camps Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp John Mitani no-no boys United States University of Michigan World War II camps Wyoming
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