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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Los Angeles Edition}
Part 1: The Prehistory of Japanese Broadcasting
Commercial radio broadcasting in America began with the launch of KDKA in Pittsburgh in 1920. In Lo…

Tetsuya Hirahara • Dec. 19, 2022

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California communication Japanese language languages Los Angeles prewar radio sociology telecommunication United States
California communication Japanese language languages Los Angeles prewar radio sociology telecommunication United States
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Bradford Smith: An American to Japan (and Back) — Part 2
Read Part 1 >> In February 1942, Bradford Smith was recruited by Alan Cranston, the future…

Greg Robinson • Dec. 2, 2022

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authors Bradford Smith education Japan prewar teachers teaching U.S. Office of War Information World War II writers
authors Bradford Smith education Japan prewar teachers teaching U.S. Office of War Information World War II writers
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Bradford Smith: An American to Japan (and Back) — Part 1
Outside defenders of Japanese Americans during World War II, especially those in positions of power…

Greg Robinson • Dec. 1, 2022

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authors Bradford Smith Japan prewar World War II writers
authors Bradford Smith Japan prewar World War II writers
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History of Seattle Nikkei Immigrants from The North American Times
Chapter 10 (Part 1) History of the North American Times—Early Days
In the last chapter, I wrote about the development of the Japanese hotel industry. In this chapter,…

Ikuo Shinmasu • Nov. 9, 2022

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Japanese language newspapers newspapers prewar Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
Japanese language newspapers newspapers prewar Seattle The North American Times (Seattle) (newspaper) United States Washington
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Yukuo Uyehara – An Issei Academic in Wartime - Part 1
Before U.S. entry in World War II, a small group of Japanese immigrants found work as academics in …

Jonathan van Harmelen • Oct. 26, 2022

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academics (persons) generations Hawaii Honolulu immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Oahu prewar United States universities University of Hawaii at Mānoa Yukuo Uyehara
academics (persons) generations Hawaii Honolulu immigrants immigration Issei Japan migration Oahu prewar United States universities University of Hawaii at Mānoa Yukuo Uyehara
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A record of my mother, born in Manchuria, who returned to Japan after the war
Part 1: Life in Manchuria
"Maybe he was a Japanese orphan." When I was in high school, people called "Chinese …

Keiko Fukuda • Oct. 5, 2022

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China Manchuria prewar
China Manchuria prewar
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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto
Part 3—Wakaji's Legacy
Read Part 2 >>  Reportage or Art? Wakaji produced countless individual portraits, docu…

Dennis Reed • Oct. 3, 2022

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1920s 1930s agriculture arts atomic bomb California farming generations Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Los Angeles migration photographers photography prewar United States Wakaji Matsumoto World War II
1920s 1930s agriculture arts atomic bomb California farming generations Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Los Angeles migration photographers photography prewar United States Wakaji Matsumoto World War II
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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Seattle Edition}
Episode 4 (final episode) A radio program by Nisei and its end
Read Part 3 >> Japanese American Courier Broadcasting The Japanese American Courier (hereaft…

Tetsuya Hirahara • Oct. 3, 2022

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communication generations Japanese radio programs Nisei prewar radio Seattle sociology telecommunication United States Washington
communication generations Japanese radio programs Nisei prewar radio Seattle sociology telecommunication United States Washington
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Two Worlds: The Life and Photography of Wakaji Matsumoto
Part 2—Wakaji’s Photography
Read Part 1 >> While Tei managed the farm, Wakaji pursued his gifts. He first studied phot…

Dennis Reed • Sept. 26, 2022

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1920s agriculture artists arts California communities farming generations Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration photographers photography prewar Toyo Miyatake United States Wakaji Matsumoto
1920s agriculture artists arts California communities farming generations Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Little Tokyo Los Angeles migration photographers photography prewar Toyo Miyatake United States Wakaji Matsumoto
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Japanese Time ~History of Japanese Radio Broadcasting~ {Seattle Edition}
Part 3: Japanese businesses rush into radio broadcasting
Read Part 2 >> Miwado As of January 1931, KFQW aired Nakamura Watch Shop's "Japanese…

Tetsuya Hirahara • Sept. 26, 2022

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communication Japanese radio programs prewar radio Seattle sociology telecommunication United States Washington
communication Japanese radio programs prewar radio Seattle sociology telecommunication United States Washington
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