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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 4—Return to Canada
Read Chapter 3 >> Arrival in Vancouver At some point in the mid-1950s, Hyoshiro and Fujiye …

Stan Kirk • Feb. 11, 2024

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Canada families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan)
Canada families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai Taga (Shiga, Japan)
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Exile and Back: The Story of the Hirai Family
Chapter 3—Childhood Experiences in Taga, Japan
Read Chapter 2 >> Miki had no problem adjusting to Japan due to being only two-years-old w…

Stan Kirk • Feb. 4, 2024

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education elementary schools families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan schools Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai students Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
education elementary schools families generations Hirai family Japan Japanese Canadians Kika Nisei Miki Hirai Nisei postwar postwar Japan schools Shiga Prefecture Shigeru Hirai students Taga (Shiga, Japan) World War II
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #100,000 Follicles in Unison: "Yay Me!..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 27, 2024

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cartoonists cartoons everyday life humor
cartoonists cartoons everyday life humor
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #24 Hours: "Some Days are Too Long..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 16, 2023

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cartoonists cartoons humor life
cartoonists cartoons humor life
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #Multiple Times By Age 30: "Life's Banes..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • July 1, 2023

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cartoonists cartoons endurance humor life
cartoonists cartoons endurance humor life
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #5 Laws: "Rules of the Road..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • June 3, 2023

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cartoonists cartoons chance fate humor life Murphy's law pessimism
cartoonists cartoons chance fate humor life Murphy's law pessimism
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Life Lessons of Mottainai
Like many Sansei, I heard the admonishment “mottainai” countless times in my childhood.…

Alden M. Hayashi • April 21, 2023

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aesthetics families generations learning metaphysics mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology theory of knowledge values
aesthetics families generations learning metaphysics mottainai (phrase) Nisei psychology theory of knowledge values
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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #78.79 Years: "This Mortal Coil..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Jan. 21, 2023

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cartoonists cartoons humor life work
cartoonists cartoons humor life work
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Fresno Stories
William Saroyan and the search for "The Japanese American Novel"
Normally, when we think about “California” cities, our minds tend to drift to popular d…

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 12, 2022

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authors California Current Life (magazine) Fresno James Omura Toshio Mori United States William Saroyan writers
authors California Current Life (magazine) Fresno James Omura Toshio Mori United States William Saroyan writers
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Karen Maeda Allman's Life in Punk Rock - Part 2
Read Part 1 >> LIFE IN PUNK Tamiko Nimura (TN): It's so fantastic to hear about this I…

Tamiko Nimura • May 22, 2022

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exhibitions Karen Maeda Allman punk culture Smithsonian Institution
exhibitions Karen Maeda Allman punk culture Smithsonian Institution
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