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"Communicating the charm of Japanese clay pots in America" ​​- Naoko Takei, Owner of TOIRO
To the mixed culture of Los Angeles The clay pot shop is located along La Brea in West Hollywood. I…

Keiko Fukuda • March 12, 2018

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California ceramics cooking food Los Angeles Naoko Takei Moore pottery Toiro (store) United States
California ceramics cooking food Los Angeles Naoko Takei Moore pottery Toiro (store) United States
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Nikkei Chronicles #6—Itadakimasu 2! Another Taste of Nikkei Culture
Yes, It Matters: Nisei Cuisine and Japanese American Identity
I have, for years, advocated the celebration and codification of a uniquely Japanese American cultu…

Tamio Spiegel • Oct. 6, 2017

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California Chinameshi communities cookbooks Discover Nikkei Far East Cafe (restaurant) food generations identity Itadakimasu 2 (series) Japanese American Chinese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nisei restaurants United States
California Chinameshi communities cookbooks Discover Nikkei Far East Cafe (restaurant) food generations identity Itadakimasu 2 (series) Japanese American Chinese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nisei restaurants United States
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Just One Place for Easy Japanese Recipes
“Many of you grew up eating Japanese food prepared by your grandmother or mother. I would l…

Kimiko Medlock • Aug. 28, 2017

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food Just One Cookbook (website) Namiko Chen
food Just One Cookbook (website) Namiko Chen
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Oreo Née 1912: "Rules I Live By..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 16, 2016

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cartoonists cartoons cookies food humor
cartoonists cartoons cookies food humor
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Voices of the Volunteers: The Building Blocks of the Japanese American National Museum
Gary Ono
Gary Ono’s sunny Little Tokyo apartment is a monument to the things he loves. Behind his d…

The Rafu Shimpo • May 23, 2016

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Benkyodo (confectionery store) British Columbia Burnaby California Calling Tokyo (film) Canada confectioneries families fortune cookies Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Japantowns Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre photographers photography research San Francisco United States volunteerism
Benkyodo (confectionery store) British Columbia Burnaby California Calling Tokyo (film) Canada confectioneries families fortune cookies Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans Japantowns Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre photographers photography research San Francisco United States volunteerism
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A North American Nikkei Explores South American Nikkei Cuisine
A set of chopsticks wrapped in bright ribbon, decorated with Portuguese words. A spray of pink ch…

Tamiko Nimura • Feb. 12, 2016

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Brazil chefs cookbooks cooking cuisine food Luiz Hara Nikkei cuisine North America South America
Brazil chefs cookbooks cooking cuisine food Luiz Hara Nikkei cuisine North America South America
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2nd Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
The Tempura King
They called Nozomi the Tempura King of Little Tokyo. He manned the tempura bar at the Tokyo Kaikan …

Kent Morizawa • Aug. 24, 2015

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California chefs cooking fiction food Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) immigration Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles restaurants short stories tempura United States
California chefs cooking fiction food Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) immigration Japanese food Little Tokyo Los Angeles restaurants short stories tempura United States
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Nikkei Chronicles #4—Nikkei Family: Memories, Traditions, and Values
Sugi Kiriyama, A Typical Issei Woman
Issei are identified with similar characteristics that Nisei would concur: came to this country wit…

Iku Kiriyama • July 8, 2015

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aesthetics Buddhism cooks Discover Nikkei generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan metaphysics migration Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) psychology Redress movement religions resettlements theory of knowledge values World War II
aesthetics Buddhism cooks Discover Nikkei generations immigrants immigration Issei Japan metaphysics migration Nikkei Chronicles (series) Nikkei Family (series) psychology Redress movement religions resettlements theory of knowledge values World War II
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Nanka Nikkei Voices
The Fugetsu-do Story
*Editor's Note: This article was written in 2004 and Fugetsu-do is currently celebrating its 112th …

Brian Kito • March 23, 2015

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California communities confectioneries food fortune cookies Fugetsu-do (confectionery store) Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California Japanese language newspapers Little Tokyo Los Angeles manju mochi Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series) newspapers publications Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) United States World War II World War II camps Wyoming
California communities confectioneries food fortune cookies Fugetsu-do (confectionery store) Heart Mountain Heart Mountain concentration camp Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California Japanese language newspapers Little Tokyo Los Angeles manju mochi Nanaka Nikkei Voices (series) newspapers publications Rafu Shimpo (newspaper) United States World War II World War II camps Wyoming
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Plumbing the Mystique of Washoku Traditional Japanese Cuisine
Kyoto—In a well-appointed kitchen at the La Carriere Cooking School in Kyoto, Japan, Hawaii-b…

Nancy Matsumoto • March 10, 2015

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chefs competitions contests cooking cuisine food Japanese cuisine restaurants washoku Washoku World Challenge (event)
chefs competitions contests cooking cuisine food Japanese cuisine restaurants washoku Washoku World Challenge (event)
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