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My Name is Neal
Journal Entry #$10 or Less: "I Got a Rock..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Oct. 12, 2024



Celebrating June Kuramoto, Koto Virtuoso
On Saturday, October 19, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will hold an Arigato Event to…

Edna Horiuchi • Oct. 10, 2024


Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
A nikkunēmu of identity
Known in Latin America as a nickname, alias or even a moniker, it is what has sometimes given me an…

Alvaro Moscoso • Oct. 9, 2024

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NIKKEI CHRONICLES #13
Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
What’s in a name? Share the story of your name with our community. Submissions close on October 31!
NIMA VOICES
Episode 17
November 12
5pm PDT | 7pm PET
Featured Nima:
Graciela Nakachi
Guest Host:
Enrique Higa

Presented in Spanish

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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Oct. 18, 2024 Los Angeles, California, United States
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June Kuramoto: The Arigato Event
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Drawing Magic - Fantastical Manga Characters
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Book Launch—Giant Robot: Thirty Years of Defining Asian-American Pop Culture
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