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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Her Name Was Not Margaret
My mother’s name was Margaret. But actually it wasn’t. Her kindergarten teacher gave her this name,…

Marsha Takeda-Morrison • Dec. 10, 2024


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Dekasegi Story
Episode 48 Mai-chan's Dream
Mai-chan is in the third grade of elementary school. Her father, Lucas, came to Japan from Brazil w…

Laura Honda-Hasegawa • Dec. 10, 2024




My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #4 Truly Great Gifts: "Money is Good, Too..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Dec. 7, 2024

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The Nikkei community of Cuba
In Cuba there is a long history of descendants of Japanese citizens, and this places them within th…

Lidia Antonia Sánchez Fujishiro • Dec. 6, 2024

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Featured Interviews

George Takei
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George Takei

Father’s Influence

(b. 1937) Actor, Activist

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Carlos Runcie Tanaka
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Carlos Runcie Tanaka

In Search of an Identity (Spanish)

(b. 1958) Peruvian Nikkei ceramist

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Emi Kasamatsu
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Emi Kasamatsu

Defining "Nikkei" through lineage and community involvement (Spanish)

Nisei Paraguayan, Researcher

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Michie Akama
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Michie Akama

Reasons for immigrating to Brazil (Japanese)

Issei, Pioneer of women's education in Brazil

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Real People on Video Listen to the stories of Nikkei from around the world through life history video interviews. An Issei pioneer from Brazil, a woman incarcerated in Canada during World War II, a professional taiko performer, a former U.S. state governor ...these are some of the real people who share their life experiences from the Nikkei perspective.

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