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No. 52 (part 1) Connecting Japan and the World through English Rakugo - Following Kanariya Eiraku at the St. Louis Japan Festival

Ryusuke Kawai • Sept. 13, 2024

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Inside the Magic of Hisako’s House with Robyn Mineko Williams
As a writer for Discover Nikkei, I have had the privilege of interviewing and connecting with …

Emily Hood • Sept. 12, 2024

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Nikkei Chronicles #13—Nikkei Names 2: Grace, Graça, Graciela, Megumi?
Pam, Pa-mu, Pamu-chan??
When I was living in Japan, people couldn’t pronounce my name, “Pamela.” In Japan…

Pam Momoko Yan • Sept. 11, 2024

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BTSD Holds Services for Imperial Valley Ancestors: A Longstanding Memorial Day Weekend Tradition
Editor’s note: Edna Horiuchi, a Sangha member of Senshin Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, grew…

Edna Horiuchi • Sept. 10, 2024

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John Esaki—Treasured Filmmaker and Storyteller in Little Tokyo
John Esaki is a treasured filmmaker and storyteller in the Los Angeles Japanese American and Asian …

Helen Yoshida • Sept. 9, 2024

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Anthology Pinpoints Japanese American Experience in the 1930s
In London, rail passengers are warned by the phrase “mind the gap” to take proper cau…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • Sept. 8, 2024

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Journal Entry #But 100% Confident: "Ignorance is Bliss..."
A weekly visual journal/cartoon about an easily-annoyed fourth generation American of Japanese desc…

Neal Yamamoto • Sept. 7, 2024

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