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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
The Hero I Never Met
My hero Is my late father-in-law Yoneto James Nakata. He was the father of my wife, Mary Nakata. Sh…

John Sunada • Sept. 12, 2019

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armed forces Discover Nikkei heroes Japanese Americans medals Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series) retired military personnel United States veterans World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
Second Hand War Stories
In the 17 years I was able to spend with my grandfather, Herbert Seijin Ginoza, he rarely told me a…

Margaret Edith Chiseko Ginoza +1 • June 5, 2019

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Discover Nikkei families fathers grandfathers grandparents heroes Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series) parents World War II
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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
Brief story of my idol
I met George Chinen when I was beginning my adolescence. He had been born on the ship in which his …

Marta Marenco • May 27, 2019

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Argentina communities Discover Nikkei George Chinen heroes Japan Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series) Okinawa Prefecture
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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
My unforgettable uncle
As a child, I used to read a monthly magazine that still exists today, in which there was a section…

Katsuo Higuchi • May 9, 2019

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Brazil Discover Nikkei families heroes Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series)
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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations
Unsung Heroes of the Japanese Canadian Internment
In present day Canada, the high profile Nikkei we hear of so often are people like David Suzuki, Jo…

Chuck Tasaka • May 7, 2019

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Canada Discover Nikkei heroes Japanese Canadians Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Heroes (series)
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Nisei Heroism in the Korean War - Gene Takahashi
Westport, Conn.—David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize winning author of the Best and the Brigh…

Japanese American Veterans Association • April 26, 2019

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generations Gene Takahashi heroes Korean War, 1950-1953 Nisei
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The Red Cross Hero of the Japanese Internment Camp
Sometimes a hero’s greatest power is humanity. Kinzo Yamamoto never forgot the time he was …

Basima El Hasan • April 12, 2018

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Arizona concentration camps Gila River (Ariz.) Gila River concentration camp health heroes imprisonment incarceration United States World War II World War II camps
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Honor and Sacrifice: Revealing Roy Matsumoto’s Story
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. They are found in our local communities, schools, and workplac…

Cathy Haruka Uechi • April 24, 2015

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Burma documentaries Don Sellers filmmakers films generations heroes Honor & Sacrifice (film) Japanese Americans Kibei languages Lucy Ostrander Merrill’s Marauders Nisei Roy Matsumoto U.S. Army 5307th Composite unit (provisional) World War II
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #4/12/55: The Father of Biophilosophy...""
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 26, 2014

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TOMI-TALK: The Character of the Nisei Soldier
My name is Delia Tomino Nakayama and I wrote the English column “Tomi-Talk” for San Fra…

Delia Tomino Nakayama • March 14, 2013

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