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On March 9, 2024, Discover Nikkei will host “Yeisaa nu Chimu-Don-Don: Exploring Cultural Identity through Okinawan Drumming,” a multilingual virtual program that will feature tutorials …
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Introduction Kota Mizutani grew up in rural Sonoma County, California, where he gradually became aware of Japanese American traditions that surrounded him as a child; …
Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was assassinated on July 8, 2022. Almost immediately after the news broke, hundreds of global news outlets …
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Motivation to Study Japanese The reason why Nisei children who were born in the U.S. go to Japanese-language schools or hoshūkō is that their parents …
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Kishi Bashi at the Skirball Cultural Center on August 23, 2018. Striding onto the Skirball Cultural Center’s Sunset Concert stage before a full house, Kishi …
A children’s book about a tiny ninja girl—do I need to say anything else? There are tiny watercolor ninjas hiding among cherry blossoms and scaling …
This year marked the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Manzanar National Historic Site, the 43rd anniversary for the annual Manzanar Pilgrimage, and the …
Legacy.What was the first thought that came to mind when you read that word?For many of us, the word legacy evokes a deep feeling of …
William Arthur Ward, scholar, author, editor, pastor and teacher once said, “If you can imagine it, you can achieve it, if you can dream it, …
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新二世っぽさ 日本で生まれ育ち、アメリカに移住してきた私はいわゆる「新一世」だ。そして、私の子どもたちは「新二世」に当たる。しかし、一口に「新二世…
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