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Nima-kai Traditions: Matsuri

Every year, Nikkei communities around the world gather together for fun cultural activities and food. These matsuri (festivals) often celebrate specific occasions such as Tanabata and Obon. Major cultural festivals …

community history

"Transpacific Borderlands" Artist Profiles

JANM

Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo examines the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either …

online exhibition

Nikkei Names: Writing Workshop in Los Angeles

editor

Discover Nikkei presented a free writing workshop on June 28 at the Japanese American National Museum in conjunction with annual writing series called Nikkei Chronicles #3: Nikkei Names: Taro, …

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Tell Us About Your Name!

editor

Discover Nikkei presented a photo activity at the Japanese American National Museum’s Target Free Family Saturdays: Imagination Storytime event on June 14, 2014. Visitors had their photos taken and …

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2013 Nikkei Community Internship: From Step to Leap

SKH

The Nikkei Community Internship is an eight-week statewide program that allows college students to experience the exciting realm of the workplace and learn all that is necessary to become the …

Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles

JANM

The exhibition, Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles, is on view at the Japanese American National Museum from October 15, 2011 …

online exhibition

Japanese Hospital: Caring for the Pre-War Nikkei Community Program

editor

Presented Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum. For the early Issei immigrants, access to medical care was limited. Five Issei doctors …

online exhibition

Frying Fish: Little Tokyo Los Angeles

minguez

The Frying Fish, America's first kaiten-sushi restaurant, is also one of the first businesses established in the Little Tokyo shopping mall complex. It's owners, the Akimotos, have a long history …

community history

Bridging Generations: The UCLA Nikkei Student Union

ylkawashima

In the fall of my first quarter at UCLA I decided to expand my knowledge of the Japanese American community in a fun, explorative way: the Nikkei Student Union (NSU). …

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Aihara & Associates Insurance Services: Two Generations of Business in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo Community

brittanddeb

In September of 2005, Aihara & Associates Insurance Services returned to its original home in Little Tokyo after a five year hiatus in Pasadena, California. The business, which was established …

community history

Part of these albums:: Little Tokyo Community Profiles Collected by: mpitelka

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