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History Lessons with Professor Masumi Izumi — Part 1: Family Background
I had the honour of interviewing History Professor Masumi Izumi earlier this year. Dr. Izumi is …

Norm Masaji Ibuki • April 4, 2023

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academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II
academics (persons) China colonization Doshisha University Japanese Americans Japanese Canadians Kyoto (city) Manchuria Masumi Izumi Pacific Ocean scholars universities World War II
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Postwar Japanese Emigration to the Dominican Republic — Part 2: The Japanese American Response
Read Part 1 >> As mentioned, the Japanese government’s postwar project to reset…

Greg Robinson • March 13, 2023

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1960s California Caribbean Dominican Republic Japan Japanese Americans Los Angeles San Francisco United States
1960s California Caribbean Dominican Republic Japan Japanese Americans Los Angeles San Francisco United States
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'A Heuristic Model' for Historians to Emulate with Other Camps
Having read in Saara Kekki’s Acknowledgements within the book under review that its content…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Jan. 8, 2023

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Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain (book) Saara Kekki United States World War II World War II camps Wyoming
Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain (book) Saara Kekki United States World War II World War II camps Wyoming
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How Do Nikkei Living in Japan Spend Their New Year?
In Japan, there are old traditions that go back hundreds of years, such as hanami1 in the spring, u…

Mike Omoto • Jan. 1, 2023

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dekasegi foreign workers Japanese Americans Japanese Brazilians Japanese Paraguayans New Year Nikkei in Japan Oshogatsu traditions
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80 Years of 100th — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Although Albert Matsumoto, 97, never served in combat, he still maintained …

Gregg K. Kakesako • Nov. 11, 2022

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100th Infantry Battalion anniversaries armed forces civilians Club 100 Don Matsuda Edward Ikuma generations Hawaii Japanese Americans Nisei retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
100th Infantry Battalion anniversaries armed forces civilians Club 100 Don Matsuda Edward Ikuma generations Hawaii Japanese Americans Nisei retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
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80 Years of 100th — Part 1
The 80th Anniversary Committee of the 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans organization compiled a lis…

Gregg K. Kakesako • Nov. 10, 2022

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100th Infantry Battalion anniversaries armed forces civilians Club 100 Don Matsuda Edward Ikuma generations Hawaii Japanese Americans Nisei retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
100th Infantry Battalion anniversaries armed forces civilians Club 100 Don Matsuda Edward Ikuma generations Hawaii Japanese Americans Nisei retired military personnel United States United States Army veterans World War II
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Akashi-Kama: Inspired by Japanese-Americans. Created for Everyone.
The clothing world is full of western brands making Japanese-inspired clothes and Japanese brands m…

James Smith • June 16, 2022

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Alec Nakashima fashion identity Japanese Americans
Alec Nakashima fashion identity Japanese Americans
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Telling the Story to Understand the History
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the United States entered WWII, thousands of…

Esther Newman • April 26, 2022

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Daniel James Brown Facing the Mountain (book) Japanese Americans patriotism World War II
Daniel James Brown Facing the Mountain (book) Japanese Americans patriotism World War II
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On Nikkei
Part 4: "Japanese-Americans" and Music Culture
What is Nikkei? There are many themes that can make you think about this, such as politics, econom…

Ryusuke Kawai • March 25, 2022

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drum ensembles Japanese Americans kumi-daiko Minako Waseda music taiko
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Les nouvelles japonaises: French Canadian newspaper coverage of Japanese American wartime confinement - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Japanese American removal and confinement was a subject of great interest to …

Greg Robinson • March 9, 2022

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Canada French language newspapers Japanese Americans media World War II
Canada French language newspapers Japanese Americans media World War II
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