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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 4 (2): Aiji Tashiro—Architect
Read Part 4 (1) >> In 1938, Aiji Tashiro was recruited as a faculty member at Appalachian St…

Greg Robinson • March 5, 2024

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The Amazing Tashiro Family
Part 4 (1): Aiji Tashiro—Writer and Athlete
The most eminent of the five children of Aijiro and Nao Tashiro was certainly their son Aiji (prono…

Greg Robinson • March 4, 2024

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Cincinnati Connecticut generations Nisei Ohio Seattle United States Washington
Cincinnati Connecticut generations Nisei Ohio Seattle United States Washington
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Japanese Canadians Speak Up for Raymond Moriyama’s Iconic Toronto JCCC - Part 1
On a sunny afternoon in June 1964 at 123 Wynford Drive in Toronto’s Don Mills area, Canadia…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • June 13, 2023

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architects Canada Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Ontario Raymond Moriyama Toronto
architects Canada Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Ontario Raymond Moriyama Toronto
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An Interview with Katie Yamasaki on Her New Book Shapes, Lines, and Light — Part 1
Within our families we have stories that we wish to tell the world to encourage others, share the…

Taylor Wilson • Nov. 20, 2022

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architects families Katie Yamasaki Minoru Yamasaki Seattle Shapes, Lines, and Light (book) United States Washington
architects families Katie Yamasaki Minoru Yamasaki Seattle Shapes, Lines, and Light (book) United States Washington
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Architect Gyo Obata, Founding Partner at HOK, Dies at 99
ST. LOUIS — Gyo Obata, FAIA, a world-renowned architect who cofounded HOK in 1955 w…

The Rafu Shimpo • April 25, 2022

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architects Gyo Obata HOK (firm) Missouri St. Louis United States
architects Gyo Obata HOK (firm) Missouri St. Louis United States
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José Taro Zorrilla Takeda: A Nikkei Architect on a Quest to Build Social Landscapes
José Taro Zorrilla Takeda is a young Japanese-Mexican artist and architect who was educated …

Sergio Hernández Galindo • Oct. 16, 2017

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activism architects artists arts identity Japanese Mexicans Mexico social action Transpacific Borderlands (exhibition)
activism architects artists arts identity Japanese Mexicans Mexico social action Transpacific Borderlands (exhibition)
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Tatsugoro Matsumoto and the Magic of Jacaranda Trees in Mexico
In 1912, the mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, presented the United States with almost 3,000 cherry tree…

Sergio Hernández Galindo • May 6, 2016

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agriculture California Colonia Roma El Batan flowers gardeners gardening gardens generations Golden Gate Park horticulture immigrants immigration Issei jacaranda trees Japan Japanese gardens landscape architecture landscape gardening Mexico Mexico City migration nurseries (horticulture) plants San Francisco Sanshiro Matsumoto Tatsugoro Matsuno Texcoco United States
agriculture California Colonia Roma El Batan flowers gardeners gardening gardens generations Golden Gate Park horticulture immigrants immigration Issei jacaranda trees Japan Japanese gardens landscape architecture landscape gardening Mexico Mexico City migration nurseries (horticulture) plants San Francisco Sanshiro Matsumoto Tatsugoro Matsuno Texcoco United States
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Kiyoshi Izumi: Saskatchewan Nisei architect - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Post Second World War The reintegration of veterans to civilian life after t…

Kam Teo • Feb. 2, 2016

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architects Canada Canadians generations Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Izumi Manitoba Minoru Yamasaki Nisei postwar Saskatchewan University of Manitoba Winnipeg World War II
architects Canada Canadians generations Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Izumi Manitoba Minoru Yamasaki Nisei postwar Saskatchewan University of Manitoba Winnipeg World War II
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Kiyoshi Izumi: Saskatchewan Nisei architect - Part 1
Kiyoshi Izumi (1921–1996) was an impressively-educated Canadian architect who designed many i…

Kam Teo • Feb. 1, 2016

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architects British Columbia Canada Canadians clubs generations Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Izumi Nisei postwar racism Regina Regina College Regina Nisei Club Saskatchewan Shinyo Kai (club) Tommy Douglas University of Regina Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
architects British Columbia Canada Canadians clubs generations Japanese Canadians Kiyoshi Izumi Nisei postwar racism Regina Regina College Regina Nisei Club Saskatchewan Shinyo Kai (club) Tommy Douglas University of Regina Vancouver (B.C.) World War II
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Carlos Chinen: An architect with stories to tell
His full name is Carlos Chinen Kanashiro. Made in Peru, by Nikkei parents, model 1956, architect by…

Javier García Wong-Kit • Oct. 2, 2015

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architects Carlos Chinen design models (miniature objects) Peru
architects Carlos Chinen design models (miniature objects) Peru
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