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The Short but Sweet Political Career of George E. Outland—Part 1

Jonathan van Harmelen • Dec. 11, 2024

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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

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“A Pebble on the Ground”: How It Helped Kirk Kurokawa Become Hawai‘i’s Premiere Portrait Artist

In fall 2023 da portrait of da late Senator Daniel Inouye wuz unveiled in Washington D.C. And who…

Lee A. Tonouchi • Dec. 9, 2024

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The Eto Family History as Postwar Exiles to Japan

Chapter 1—Family Roots, Life in Canada Before Exile

Family Roots: Kumamoto, Kyushu Sunao Eto, the Eto family’s father, was born on March 15, 1886, to …

Stan Kirk • Dec. 8, 2024

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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

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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